Monthly UK onshore oil production fell in September 2024 on all measures to the lowest level in the previous year, according to official data.
Onshore gas production by volume and weight was down slightly in September compared with the previous month, though the daily rate was slightly higher.
The contribution of onshore production to the UK total also fell, for both oil and gas.
The volume of flared and vented gas from onshore oil fields was down slightly.
Key figures
Daily oil production: 11,193 barrels of oil per day (bopd) (August 2024 11,776 bopd, July 12,314 bopd)
Oil volume: 53,387m3 (August 2024 58,037m3, July 60,690m3)
Oil weight: 44,133 tonnes (August 2024 47,948 tonnes, July 2024: 50,148 tonnes)
Daily gas production: 8.67 million standard cubic feet per day (mmscf/d) (August 2024 8.59 mmscf/d, July 2024 7,22 mmscf/d)
Gas volume: 7,367 thousand standard cubic meters (Ksm3) (August 2024 7,540 Ksm3, July 2024 6,339 Ksm3)
Gas weight: 6,034 tonnes (August 2024 6,186 tonnes, July 2024 5,143 tonnes)
Onshore oil’s contribution to UK total production: 2.08% (August 2024 2.70%, July 2024 2.16%)
Onshore gas’s contribution to UK total production: 0.92% (August 2024 0.96%, July 2024 0.74%)
Volume of flared gas at UK onshore oilfields: 943 ksm3 (August 2024 975 ksm3, July 2024 1,035ksm3 )
Volume of vented gas at UK onshore oilfields: 98ksm3 (August 2024 100ksm3, July 2024 123ksm3)
Number of onshore fields which recorded some oil production in September 2024: 31 (August 2024 31, July 2024: 31)
Number of onshore sites which recorded some gas production in September 2024: 8 (August 2024 7, July 2024 8)
Number of onshore producing fields which recorded no oil production in September 2024: 12 (August 2024 12, July 2024 12)
Number of onshore producing fields which recorded no gas production in September 2024: 16 (August 2024 18, July 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. Occasionally, figures change retrospectively.
Details
Daily production
Volume and weight
Contribution to total UK oil and gas production
Flaring and venting
Producing fields
Oil
The September 2024 data confirms a 10% monthly fall in production at Wytch Farm, the UK’s largest onshore oil producer (see chart at the start of this article).
Production also fell at Wressle, by 6% in September 2024 compared with August 2024. Singleton, the third-ranked onshore oil site, saw production rise slightly (4%). The data also confirms that Horse Hill was continuing to produce oil, three months after its planning permission was quashed by the Supreme Court,
Gas
The UK’s biggest onshore producer saw its production fall nearly 3% in September compared with August 2024. Production resumed at Albury but not by enough to replace the lower volume at Saltfleetby.
Non-producing fields
Oil
The September 2024 data shows there was no production at 12 UK onshore oil fields. This was the same number and fields as in August and 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 17 UK onshore producing gas fields in September 2024. This is three fewer than in August 2024. Production resumed at Albury, Markham Main and Newmarket.
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, Bevercotes, Cadeby, Florence, Gedling, Kings Mill Hospital, Mansfield, Prince of Wales, Sherwood, Warsop and Whitwell
- Scottish Power: Hatfield
Operators
Oil
Gas
2022-2024 onshore oil data archive
August 2022 – see note about revised data
July 2022 – see note about revised data
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