UK onshore oil and gas production in figures and charts – August 2024

By Ruth Hayhurst on November 4, 2024

UK onshore gas volumes and daily production rose in August 2024, with volume reaching the highest level for four months. This was mainly because of increased production at the leading onshore gas field at Saltfleetby.

Daily onshore oil production fell in August 2024, with lower volumes at three leading fields, Wytch Farm, Wressle and Singleton. But onshore oil’s contribution to the UK total was the highest for a year.

The volume of venting at onshore oil fields fell for the third consecutive month.

Key figures

Daily oil production: 11,776 barrels of oil per day (bopd) (July 2024: 12,314 bopd)

Oil volume: 58,037m3 (July 2024: 60,690m3)

Oil weight: 47,948 tonnes (July 2024: 50,148 tonnes)

Daily gas production: 8.59 million standard cubic feet per day (mmscf/d) (July 2024: 7,22 mmscf/d)

Gas volume: 7,540 thousand standard cubic meters (Ksm3) (July 2024: 6,339 ksm3)

Gas weight: 6,186 tonnes (July 2024: 5,143 tonnes)

Onshore oil’s contribution to UK total production: 2.70% (July 2024: 2.16%)

Onshore gas’s contribution to UK total production: 0.96% (July 2024: 0.74%)

Volume of flared gas at UK onshore oilfields: 975 ksm3 (July 2024: 1,035ksm3 )

Volume of vented gas at UK onshore oilfields: 100ksm3 (July 2024: 123ksm3)

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

Number of onshore sites which recorded some gas production in July 2024: 7 (June 2024: 8)

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

Number of onshore producing fields which recorded no gas production in July 2024: 18 (June 2024: 16)

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. Some figures change retrospectively.

Details

Daily production

Volume and weight

Contribution to total UK oil and gas production

Flaring and venting

Producing fields

Oil

Gas

Non-producing fields

Oil

The August 2024 data shows there was no production at 12 UK onshore oil fields. This was the same number and fields as 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 18 UK onshore producing gas fields in August 2024. This is two more than in July 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 Bevercotes, Cadeby, Florence, Gedling, Kings Mill Hospital, Mansfield, Markham Main, Newmarket, Sherwood, Warsop and Whitwell
Scottish Power: Hatfield
Star Energy: Albury