Ninian field
Ninian is a UK oil field in the NNS area of the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS). It first produced in Dec 1978 and peaked at 318 kboe/d in Jan 1982. To Jul 2026 it had produced 1 284 million barrels of oil equivalent.
| Area | NNS |
|---|---|
| Field type | Oil |
| Operator (latest) | CNR International |
| Discovered | — |
| First production | Dec 1978 |
| Peak | 318 kboe/d in Jan 1982 |
| Produced to date | 1 284 million boe (1 249 million bbl liquids, 200 bcf gas) |
| Status | producing (latest NSTA month Jul 2026, provisional) |
| Rank | number 4 of the UK fields on this site by output to date |
Production by year
| Year | Average kboe/d | Million boe |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
| 1979 | 157 | 57.4 |
| 1980 | 231 | 84.6 |
| 1981 | 292 | 106.4 |
| 1982 | 307 | 112.0 |
| 1983 | 279 | 101.9 |
| 1984 | 237 | 86.7 |
| 1985 | 223 | 81.3 |
| 1986 | 199 | 72.6 |
| 1987 | 154 | 56.0 |
| 1988 | 149 | 54.7 |
| 1989 | 135 | 49.2 |
| 1990 | 123 | 45.0 |
| 1991 | 92 | 33.6 |
| 1992 | 72 | 26.2 |
| 1993 | 71 | 25.8 |
| 1994 | 70 | 25.4 |
| 1995 | 60 | 21.9 |
| 1996 | 53 | 19.4 |
| 1997 | 52 | 19.0 |
| 1998 | 48 | 17.6 |
| 1999 | 45 | 16.4 |
| 2000 | 37 | 13.6 |
| 2001 | 38 | 14.0 |
| 2002 | 33 | 12.0 |
| 2003 | 31 | 11.5 |
| 2004 | 28 | 10.1 |
| 2005 | 26 | 9.6 |
| 2006 | 28 | 10.2 |
| 2007 | 25 | 9.2 |
| 2008 | 23 | 8.3 |
| 2009 | 18 | 6.5 |
| 2010 | 16 | 6.0 |
| 2011 | 18 | 6.4 |
| 2012 | 13 | 4.7 |
| 2013 | 13 | 4.6 |
| 2014 | 13 | 4.7 |
| 2015 | 11 | 4.0 |
| 2016 | 15 | 5.3 |
| 2017 | 11 | 4.1 |
| 2018 | 11 | 4.2 |
| 2019 | 12 | 4.5 |
| 2020 | 11 | 4.1 |
| 2021 | 9.4 | 3.5 |
| 2022 | 7.0 | 2.6 |
| 2023 | 7.6 | 2.8 |
| 2024 | 6.1 | 2.2 |
| 2025 | 3.3 | 1.2 |
| 2026 | 2.0 | 0.4 |
Source: NSTA PPRS field production (oil + condensate + gas at 5.8 Mscf/boe). The latest year is partial and the latest month provisional.