UK onshore oil and gas production in charts – March 2024

By Ruth Hayhurst on June 6, 2024

UK onshore daily oil production was down 6% in March 2024, compared with the previous month. This reflects production falls at Wytch Farm, the country’s biggest onshore producer.

Onshore gas volumes were up slightly on February but not as much as would be expected given the longer month in March.

Vented gas from UK onshore oil sites rose more than 50% in March, compared with February 2024.

Key figures

Daily oil production: 11,532 barrels of oil per day (bopd) (February 2024: 12,233 bopd)

Oil volume: 56,836m3 (February 2024: 56,399m3)

Oil weight: 46,977 tonnes (February 2024 46,579 tonnes)

Daily gas production: 10.59 million standard cubic feet per day (mmscf/d) (February 2024: 10.83 mmscf/d)

Gas volume: 9,296 thousand standard cubic meters (ksm3) (February 2024: 8,891 ksm3)

Gas weight: 7,416 tonnes (February 2024: 7,074 tonnes)

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

Onshore oil’s contribution to UK total production: 1.78% (February 2024: 2.01%)

Volume of flared gas at UK onshore oilfields: 1,086ksm3 (February 2024: 989ksm3)

Volume of vented gas at UK onshore oilfields: 114ksm3 (February 2024: 74ksm3)

Number of onshore fields which recorded some oil production in March 2024: 31 (February 2024: 30)

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

Number of onshore fields which recorded no oil production in March 2024: 12 (February 2024: 13)

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

This article uses data compiled and published by the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) on 3 June 2024 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

Most of the additional vented gas was at Kimmeridge in Dorset.

Top producing fields

Oil top 20

Ranking risers: Humbly Grove, Palmers Wood, Cold Hanworth and Kimmeridge

Ranking fallers: Wareham, Horndean, Bletchingley, Beckingham and Corringham

Producing gas fields

Ranking risers: Wheldale, Cadeby, Warsop, Bevercotes, Newmarket, Hatfield Moors

Ranking fallers: Albury

Non-producers

Oil

The data shows there was no production at 12 UK onshore oil fields in March 2024. This was one fewer than in February 2024. Crosby Warren had a small volume of production during the month.

The non-producing fields were:

Angus Energy: Brockham, Lidsey
Britnrg Limited: Newton-on-Trent
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 March 2024. This was the same number and fields as in February 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

Update: The figure for February 2024 has been corrected (from 18,891 ksm3 to 8,891 ksm3) . The unit for gas volume should be ksm3.

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