Forties field
Forties is a UK oil field in the CNS area of the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS). It first produced in Sep 1975 and peaked at 587 kboe/d in Dec 1978. To Jul 2026 it had produced 2 973 million barrels of oil equivalent.
| Area | CNS |
|---|---|
| Field type | Oil |
| Operator (latest) | BP Exploration |
| Discovered | 1970 |
| First production | Sep 1975 |
| Peak | 587 kboe/d in Dec 1978 |
| Produced to date | 2 973 million boe (2 826 million bbl liquids, 851 bcf gas) |
| Status | producing (latest NSTA month Jul 2026, provisional) |
| Rank | number 2 of the UK fields on this site by output to date |
Production by year
| Year | Average kboe/d | Million boe |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 23 | 5.0 |
| 1976 | 185 | 67.7 |
| 1977 | 436 | 159.1 |
| 1978 | 529 | 193.0 |
| 1979 | 530 | 193.4 |
| 1980 | 530 | 194.1 |
| 1981 | 493 | 179.9 |
| 1982 | 479 | 175.0 |
| 1983 | 470 | 171.4 |
| 1984 | 437 | 159.8 |
| 1985 | 398 | 145.0 |
| 1986 | 356 | 129.8 |
| 1987 | 343 | 125.3 |
| 1988 | 305 | 111.7 |
| 1989 | 221 | 80.8 |
| 1990 | 202 | 73.7 |
| 1991 | 177 | 64.6 |
| 1992 | 162 | 59.5 |
| 1993 | 127 | 46.3 |
| 1994 | 131 | 47.9 |
| 1995 | 115 | 42.0 |
| 1996 | 116 | 42.3 |
| 1997 | 92 | 33.4 |
| 1998 | 89 | 32.4 |
| 1999 | 71 | 25.9 |
| 2000 | 59 | 21.6 |
| 2001 | 61 | 22.2 |
| 2002 | 56 | 20.6 |
| 2003 | 44 | 15.9 |
| 2004 | 57 | 20.9 |
| 2005 | 70 | 25.7 |
| 2006 | 63 | 22.9 |
| 2007 | 56 | 20.5 |
| 2008 | 64 | 23.3 |
| 2009 | 65 | 23.8 |
| 2010 | 59 | 21.6 |
| 2011 | 57 | 20.8 |
| 2012 | 48 | 17.6 |
| 2013 | 43 | 15.8 |
| 2014 | 42 | 15.3 |
| 2015 | 45 | 16.4 |
| 2016 | 40 | 14.7 |
| 2017 | 34 | 12.3 |
| 2018 | 32 | 11.9 |
| 2019 | 28 | 10.3 |
| 2020 | 25 | 9.2 |
| 2021 | 18 | 6.7 |
| 2022 | 17 | 6.1 |
| 2023 | 16 | 5.8 |
| 2024 | 13 | 4.8 |
| 2025 | 13 | 4.8 |
| 2026 | 11 | 2.4 |
Source: NSTA PPRS field production (oil + condensate + gas at 5.8 Mscf/boe). The latest year is partial and the latest month provisional.