UK onshore oil and gas production in charts – July 2024

By Ruth Hayhurst on October 4, 2024

UK onshore gas volumes fell 14% in July 2024, compared with June 2024, to the lowest point for eight months. The onshore contribution to total UK gas production fell back to below 1%.

Daily oil production also fell. The monthly oil volume was up slightly compared with the previous month but less than would have been expected by the extra day in July.

Flaring at onshore oil sites rose for the third consecutive month. Almost two-thirds of the flared volume of gas was from Singleton, in West Sussex.

Key figures

Daily oil production: 12,314 barrels of oil per day (bopd) (June 2024: 12,570 bopd)

Oil volume: 60,690m3 (June 2024: 59,954m3)

Oil weight: 50,148 tonnes (June 2024: 49,530 tonnes)

Daily gas production: 7,22 million standard cubic feet per day (mmscf/d) (June 2024: 8.69 mmscf/d)

Gas volume: 6,339 thousand standard cubic meters (Ksm3) (June 2024: 7,378 ksm3)

Gas weight: 5,143 tonnes (June 2024: 6,030 tonnes )

Onshore oil’s contribution to UK total production: 2.13% (June 2024: 2.47%)

Onshore gas’s contribution to UK total production: 0.74% (June 2024: 1.11%)

Volume of flared gas at UK onshore oilfields: 1,035ksm3 (June 2024: 1,018ksm3)

Volume of vented gas at UK onshore oilfields: 122ksm3 (June 2024: 132ksm3)

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

Number of onshore sites which recorded some gas production in July 2024: 8 (June 2024: 10)

Number of onshore producing fields which recorded no oil production in July 2024: 12 (June 2024: 13)

Number of onshore producing fields which recorded no gas production in July 2024: 16 (June 2024: 14)

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

Details

Daily production

Volume and weight

Contribution to total UK oil and gas production

Flaring and venting

Top producing fields

Oil

Gas

Non-producing fields

Oil

The July 2024 data shows there was no production at 12 UK onshore oil fields. This was the same as in June 2024.

Production resumed at Humbly Grove in July 2024. The non-producing fields were:

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

Gas

There was no production reported at 16 UK onshore producing gas fields in June 2024. This is two up on June 2024.

The full list of non-producing fields is:

Cuadrilla: Elswick
Heyco: Kirkleatham
EP UK Investments: Humbly Grove Gas Storage
Ineos: Airth, Doe Green
Infinis Energy: coal mine vents at Askern, Cadeby, Florence, Gedling, Kings Mill Hospital, Mansfield, Newmarket, Sherwood, Warsop and Whitwell
Star Energy: Albury

Operators

Oil

Gas

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