North Morecambe field
North Morecambe is a UK gas field in the IS area of the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS). It first produced in Sep 1994 and peaked at 99 kboe/d in Jan 1997. To Jul 2026 it had produced 216 million barrels of oil equivalent.
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| Area | IS |
|---|---|
| Field type | Gas |
| Operator (latest) | Spirit Energy |
| Discovered | 1976 |
| First production | Sep 1994 |
| Peak | 99 kboe/d in Jan 1997 |
| Produced to date | 216 million boe (3 million bbl liquids, 1 234 bcf gas) |
| Status | producing (latest NSTA month Jul 2026, provisional) |
| Rank | number 45 of the UK fields on this site by output to date |
Production by year
| Year | Average kboe/d | Million boe |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 7.5 | 2.8 |
| 1995 | 46 | 16.5 |
| 1996 | 50 | 18.2 |
| 1997 | 56 | 20.2 |
| 1998 | 25 | 9.1 |
| 1999 | 16 | 5.9 |
| 2000 | 66 | 24.1 |
| 2001 | 51 | 18.6 |
| 2002 | 53 | 19.3 |
| 2003 | 44 | 16.0 |
| 2004 | 36 | 13.1 |
| 2005 | 24 | 8.6 |
| 2006 | 21 | 7.5 |
| 2007 | 16 | 5.7 |
| 2008 | 14 | 5.3 |
| 2009 | 10 | 3.7 |
| 2010 | 8.5 | 3.1 |
| 2011 | 6.2 | 2.2 |
| 2012 | 9.6 | 3.5 |
| 2013 | 4.1 | 1.5 |
| 2014 | 3.2 | 1.1 |
| 2015 | 2.0 | 0.7 |
| 2016 | 7.1 | 2.6 |
| 2017 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| 2018 | 1.9 | 0.7 |
| 2019 | 2.9 | 1.1 |
| 2020 | 2.7 | 1.0 |
| 2021 | 2.4 | 0.9 |
| 2022 | 2.3 | 0.8 |
| 2023 | 1.6 | 0.6 |
| 2024 | 1.6 | 0.6 |
| 2025 | 1.7 | 0.6 |
| 2026 | 1.0 | 0.2 |
Source: NSTA PPRS field production (oil + condensate + gas at 5.8 Mscf/boe). The latest year is partial and the latest month provisional.