UK onshore oil and gas production in charts – February 2024

By Ruth Hayhurst on May 3, 2024

UK onshore gas production dropped in February 2024, reflecting an 18% fall in output at the biggest producer, Saltfleetby.

Daily onshore oil production rose 2%, despite a 28% drop at Wressle, the country’s newest onshore oil producer.

Key figures

Daily oil production: 12,233 barrels of oil per day (bopd) (January 2024: 11,950 bopd)

Oil volume: 56,399m3 (January 2024: 58,893m3)

Oil weight:46,579 tonnes (January 2024 48,666 tonnes)

Daily gas production: 10.83 million standard cubic feet per day (mmscf/d) (January 2024: 11.80mmscf/d)

Gas volume: 8,891 thousand cubic meters (ksm3) (January 2024: 10,354ksm3)

Gas weight: 7,074 tonnes (January 2024: 8,276 tonnes)

Onshore gas’s contribution to UK total production: 0.88% (January 2024: 0.91%)

Onshore oil’s contribution to UK total production: 2.01% (January 2024: 1.94%)

Volume of flared gas at UK onshore oilfields: 989ksm (January 2024: 1,142ksm)

Volume of vented gas at UK onshore oilfields: 74ksm (January 2024: 63km3)

Number of onshore fields which recorded some oil production in February 2024: 30 (January 2024: 30)

Number of onshore sites which recorded some gas production in February 2024: 14 (January 2024: 14)

Number of onshore fields which recorded no oil production in February 2024: 13 (January 2024: 13)

Number of onshore sites which recorded no gas production in February 2024: 11 (January 2024: 11)

This article uses data compiled and published by the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) from reports by oil companies. This is published about three months in arrears. All the charts are based on the NSTA data.

Some data retrospectively changed in previous releases from NSTA. We have reported where this has happened.

Details

Daily production

Volume and weight

Contribution to total UK oil and gas production

Flaring and venting

Top producing fields

Oil top 20

Ranking risers: Wareham, Scampton North, Bletchingley, Palmers Wood, Beckingham, Gainsborough

Ranking fallers: Humbly Grove, Long Clawson, Cold Hanworth, Corringham, Horse Hill

Data updates released in May 2024 changed the rankings at the bottom of the table for January 2024

Producing gas fields

Ranking risers: Stillingfleet, Cadeby, Markham Main, Hatfield Moors

Ranking fallers: Maltby, Warsop, Prince of Wales, Newmarket

Non-producers

Oil

The data shows there was no production at 13 UK onshore oil fields in February 2024. This was the same number and fields as December 2023 and January 2024.

The non-producing fields were:

Angus Energy: Brockham, Lidsey
Britnrg Limited: Newton-on-Trent
Europa Oil & Gas: Crosby Warren
Heyco (formerly Egdon Resources): Dukes Wood, Fiskerton Airfield, Kirklington, Waddock Cross
Star Enery (formerly IGas): Avington, Egmanton, Nettleham, Scampton, South Leverton

Gas

There was no production reported at 11 UK onshore producing gas fields in February 2024. This was the same number and fields as in January 2024.

The non-producing fields were:

Cuadrilla: Elswick
Heyco: Kirkleatham
EP UK Investments: Humbly Grove Gas Storage
Ineos: Airth, Doe Green
Infinis Energy: coal mine vents at Askern, Florence, Kings Mill Hospital, Mansfield, Sherwood
Scottish Power UK plc: Hatfield Moor Gas Storage Injection

Operators

Oil

Gas

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