Tern field
Tern is a UK oil field in the NNS area of the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS). It first produced in Jun 1989 and peaked at 694 kboe/d in Sep 2000. To Dec 2023 it had produced 360 million barrels of oil equivalent.
| Area | NNS |
|---|---|
| Field type | Oil |
| Operator (latest) | Taqa Europa B.V. |
| Discovered | 1975 |
| First production | Jun 1989 |
| Peak | 694 kboe/d in Sep 2000 |
| Produced to date | 360 million boe (314 million bbl liquids, 268 bcf gas) |
| Status | no production reported since Dec 2023 |
| Rank | number 30 of the UK fields on this site by output to date |
Production by year
| Year | Average kboe/d | Million boe |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 18 | 6.6 |
| 1990 | 36 | 13.0 |
| 1991 | 55 | 20.0 |
| 1992 | 75 | 27.6 |
| 1993 | 70 | 25.7 |
| 1994 | 76 | 27.6 |
| 1995 | 70 | 25.5 |
| 1996 | 58 | 21.3 |
| 1997 | 54 | 19.9 |
| 1998 | 48 | 17.5 |
| 1999 | 45 | 16.3 |
| 2000 | 140 | 51.3 |
| 2001 | 35 | 12.9 |
| 2002 | 29 | 10.5 |
| 2003 | 22 | 8.1 |
| 2004 | 16 | 6.0 |
| 2005 | 13 | 4.6 |
| 2006 | 11 | 3.9 |
| 2007 | 10 | 3.8 |
| 2008 | 8.7 | 3.2 |
| 2009 | 9.7 | 3.5 |
| 2010 | 9.1 | 3.3 |
| 2011 | 11 | 4.0 |
| 2012 | 12 | 4.2 |
| 2013 | 8.4 | 3.1 |
| 2014 | 8.0 | 2.9 |
| 2015 | 5.5 | 2.0 |
| 2016 | 5.6 | 2.1 |
| 2017 | 5.4 | 2.0 |
| 2018 | 5.2 | 1.9 |
| 2019 | 5.0 | 1.8 |
| 2020 | 4.6 | 1.7 |
| 2021 | 3.2 | 1.2 |
| 2022 | 3.0 | 1.1 |
| 2023 | 1.4 | 0.5 |
Source: NSTA PPRS field production (oil + condensate + gas at 5.8 Mscf/boe). The latest year is partial and the latest month provisional.