South Cormorant field
South Cormorant is a UK oil field in the NNS area of the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS). It first produced in Dec 1979 and peaked at 67 kboe/d in Mar 1986. To Mar 2025 it had produced 255 million barrels of oil equivalent.
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| Area | NNS |
|---|---|
| Field type | Oil |
| Operator (latest) | Taqa Europa B.V. |
| Discovered | 1972 |
| First production | Dec 1979 |
| Peak | 67 kboe/d in Mar 1986 |
| Produced to date | 255 million boe (231 million bbl liquids, 140 bcf gas) |
| Status | no production reported since Mar 2025 |
| Rank | number 36 of the UK fields on this site by output to date |
Production by year
| Year | Average kboe/d | Million boe |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
| 1980 | 24 | 8.9 |
| 1981 | 16 | 6.0 |
| 1982 | 19 | 7.1 |
| 1983 | 35 | 12.8 |
| 1984 | 38 | 13.8 |
| 1985 | 47 | 17.0 |
| 1986 | 52 | 18.8 |
| 1987 | 43 | 15.5 |
| 1988 | 46 | 16.8 |
| 1989 | 12 | 4.5 |
| 1990 | 26 | 9.7 |
| 1991 | 24 | 8.6 |
| 1992 | 24 | 8.8 |
| 1993 | 16 | 5.7 |
| 1994 | 21 | 7.5 |
| 1995 | 18 | 6.7 |
| 1996 | 22 | 8.1 |
| 1997 | 24 | 8.6 |
| 1998 | 19 | 6.9 |
| 1999 | 19 | 7.1 |
| 2000 | 21 | 7.6 |
| 2001 | 14 | 5.2 |
| 2002 | 14 | 5.0 |
| 2003 | 9.0 | 3.3 |
| 2004 | 3.9 | 1.4 |
| 2005 | 4.1 | 1.5 |
| 2006 | 8.1 | 3.0 |
| 2007 | 4.0 | 1.4 |
| 2008 | 5.4 | 2.0 |
| 2009 | 5.2 | 1.9 |
| 2010 | 4.3 | 1.6 |
| 2011 | 4.5 | 1.6 |
| 2012 | 4.3 | 1.6 |
| 2013 | 2.8 | 1.0 |
| 2014 | 6.4 | 2.3 |
| 2015 | 7.3 | 2.7 |
| 2016 | 4.9 | 1.8 |
| 2017 | 4.2 | 1.5 |
| 2018 | 4.7 | 1.7 |
| 2019 | 4.3 | 1.6 |
| 2020 | 3.7 | 1.4 |
| 2021 | 3.8 | 1.4 |
| 2022 | 3.8 | 1.4 |
| 2023 | 3.3 | 1.2 |
| 2024 | 1.6 | 0.6 |
| 2025 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Source: NSTA PPRS field production (oil + condensate + gas at 5.8 Mscf/boe). The latest year is partial and the latest month provisional.