The volume of UK onshore oil produced in December 2024 was up 5% , compared with the month before, almost topping the record for the year.
December was the first month since July for UK onshore oil volume to top 60,000m3 and weight to exceed 50,000 tonnes.
Onshore gas rose 6% in December 2024, compared with the month before but did not return to the highs seen at the start of the year.
Horse Hill in Surrey, where planning permission for oil production was quashed by the Supreme Court, produced no oil in December 2024. This was the first month of no production at the site since the court’s judgement.
Key figures
Daily oil production: 12,538 barrels of oil per day (bopd)
November, 12,395bopd, October 11,000bopd, September 11,193 bopd, August 11,776 bopd, July 12,314 bopd
Oil volume: 61,793m3
November 59,120m3, October 54,213m3, September 53,387m3, August 58,037m3, July 60,690m3
Oil weight: 51,029 tonnes
November 48,858 tonnes, October 44,849 tonnes, September 44,133 tonnes, August 47,948 tonnes, July 2024 50,148 tonnes
Daily gas production: 9.52 million standard cubic feet per day (mmscf/d)
November 9.28 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: 8,356 thousand standard cubic meters (Ksm3)
November 7,882ksm3, October 8,726Ksm3, September 7,367Ksm3, August 7,540Ksm3, July 6,339Ksm3
Gas weight: 6,651 tonnes
November 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: 2.02%
November 2.18%, October 1.88%, September 2.08%, August 2.70%, July 2.16%
Onshore gas’s contribution to UK total production: 0.78%
November 0.82%, October 1.04%, September 0.89%, August 0.91%, July 0.72%
Volume of flared gas at UK onshore oil fields: 880ksm3
November 1,067m3, October 951 ksm3, September 943 ksm3, August 975 ksm3, July 1,035ksm3
Volume of vented gas at UK onshore oil fields: 103ksm3
November 106ksm3, October 119 ksm3, September 98ksm3, August 100ksm3, July 123ksm3
Number of onshore fields which recorded some oil production in December 2024: 29
November 30,October 30, September 31, August 31, July 31
Number of onshore fields which recorded some gas production in December 2024: 15
November 11, October 13, September 8, August 7, July 8
Number of onshore producing fields which recorded no oil production in December 2024: 14
November 13, October 13, September 12, August 12, July 12
Number of onshore producing fields which recorded no gas production in December 2024: 10
November 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
Gas
Non-producing fields
Oil
The December 2024 data shows there was no production at 14 UK onshore oilfields, one more than in November 2024. The additional field was Horse Hill in Surrey, where planning permission was quashed by the Supreme Court in June 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
HHDL/UKOG: Horse Hill
Star Enery (formerly IGas): Avington, Egmanton, Nettleham, Scampton, South Leverton, Stainton
Gas
There was no production from 10 onshore fields in December 2024, according to the data. This was five fewer than in November 2024.
Production resumed in December 2024 at Cadeby, Newmarket, Prince of Wales, Warsop and Hatfield Moors/Gas Storage Injection.
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, Florence, Gedling, Kings Mill Hospital, Sherwood and Whitwell
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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