UKCS production boomed after the discovery of North Sea oil 50 years ago. This amazing interactive map depicts its phenomenal growth.
Starting with BP’s West Sole platforms in the southern part of the North Sea in the late 1960s, oil rig sites continued to come online throughout the next two decades with other high profile sites such as Ardmore and the Forties oilfield being added to the mix in 1975.
Production reached its peak in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
The discovery of fields such as Amethyst, Scott and Ravenspurn help contribute to the growth of the North Sea oil industry.
Despite a drop in the number of new fields being discovered at the turn of the millennium, new fields such as Buzzard helped reinforce the UKCS as a global leader.
As of January 2015, 173 active rigs are drilling in the North Sea, which is still considered to be one of the world’s most active offshore drilling regions.
The graphic is part of Energy Voice’s #EVInsights series which recently highlighted the first set of survey results and the falling rig count numbers from Baker Hughes.
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