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 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 January 2024: 30 (January 2024: 30)
Number of onshore sites which recorded some gas production in January 2024: 14 (January 2024: 14)
Number of onshore fields which recorded no oil production in January 2024: 13 (January 2024: 13)
Number of onshore sites which recorded no gas production in January 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 January 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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2022-2024 onshore oil data archive
August 2022 – see note about revised data
July 2022 – see note about revised data