UK production of onshore oil was up in November 2024 but onshore gas was down, according to official figures just released.
The oil increase was because of a 5,000m3 (12%) rise in volume from the UK’s biggest onshore operator, Wytch Farm
A 27% fall in gas production from Infinis Energy’s coalmine vents contributed to the fall in gas production, along with a 15% fall at Star Energy’s Albury site.
Horse Hill in Surrey reported 65m3 of oil production, despite announcing that it had voluntarily suspended extraction in October 2024.
Key figures
Daily oil production: 12,395 barrels of oil per day (bopd)
October 11,000bopd, September 11,193 bopd, August 11,776 bopd, July 12,314 bopd
Oil volume: 59,120m3
October 54,213m3, September 53,387m3, August 58,037m3, July 60,690m3
Oil weight: 48,858
October 44,849 tonnes, September 44,133 tonnes, August 47,948 tonnes, July 2024 50,148 tonnes
Daily gas production: 9.28 million standard cubic feet per day (mmscf/d)
October 9.94 mmscf/d, September 8.67 mmscf/d, August 8.59 mmscf/d, July 2024 7.22 mmscf/d
Gas volume: 7,882 thousand standard cubic meters (Ksm3)
October 8,726Ksm3, September 7,367Ksm3, August 7,540Ksm3, July 6,339Ksm3
Gas weight: 6,291 tonnes
October 6,861 tonnes, September 6,034 tonnes, August 6,186 tonnes, July 5,143 tonnes
Onshore oil’s contribution to UK total production: 2.18%
October 1.88%, September 2.08%, August 2.70%, July 2.16%
Onshore gas’s contribution to UK total production: 0.82%
October 1.04%, September 0.89%, August 0.91%, July 0.72%
Volume of flared gas at UK onshore oil fields: 1,067m3
October 951 ksm3, September 943 ksm3, August 975 ksm3, July 1,035ksm3
Volume of vented gas at UK onshore oil fields: 106m3
October 119 ksm3, September 98ksm3, August 100ksm3, July 123ksm3
Number of onshore fields which recorded some oil production in November 2024: 30
October 30, September 31, August 31, July 31
Number of onshore fields which recorded some gas production in November 2024: 11
October 13, September 8, August 7, July 8
Number of onshore producing fields which recorded no oil production in November 2024: 13
October 13, September 12, August 12, July 12
Number of onshore producing fields which recorded no gas production in November 2024: 15
October 13, September 17, August 18, July 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 production
Flaring and venting
Producing fields
Oil
Wytch Farm
Wytch Farm’s monthly production rose 12% in November 2024, compared with October 2024. November 2024 saw the four highest production volumes in the preceding 12 months.
Wressle
Wressle saw monthly production rise in November 2024 for the first time since July 2024. But monthly volume in November 2024 was 62% down on the peak in January 2023.
Horse Hill
The Horse Hill operator, HHDL, reported that production had stopped in October 2024, following a ruling by the Supreme Court that the site’s planning permission had been quashed. But the NSTA data shows the company reported some oil production (65m3) for November 2024. This was about a third of the monthly average in the preceding 12 months. The site also produced and flared just under 2.5Ksm3 of associated gas in November 2024, also about a third of the monthly average of the preceding 12 months.
Gas
Saltfleetby
Monthly production at the biggest producing onshore gasfield fell for the third consecutive month. It was down 40% on the peak since production restarted in July 2023.
Albury
Non-producing fields
Oil
The November 2024 data shows there was no production at 13 UK onshore oilfields, the same as in October 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, Stainton
Gas
There was no production from 15 onshore fields in November 2024, according to the data. This is three more than in October 2024.
The full list of non-producing fields is:
- 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, Newmarket, Prince of Wales, Sherwood Warsop and Whitwell
- Scottish Power: Hatfield Moors Gas Storage Injection and Hatfield Moors
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
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