UK onshore oil production falls for seventh year in 2021
Annual UK onshore oil production has fallen again, continuing a downward trend in 2021 that began in the 1990s.
Latest UK onshore oil production – October 2021
Follow onshore oil production trends with our review of the latest official monthly data
Dorset oil site continues to vent hundreds of tonnes of methane
Hundreds of tonnes of climate-warming methane is being released into the atmosphere by the UK’s longest continuously producing onshore oil well, despite curbs ordered by the environmental regulator.
Latest UK onshore oil production – September 2021
Follow onshore oil production trends with our review of the latest official monthly data
Latest UK onshore oil production data: August 2021
Key figures Daily production: 14,399.66 barrels per dayWeight: 58,472.4 tonnesVolume: 70,967 m3Volume of onshore as a proportion of UK total oil production: 1.80%
Investigation: “Significant” methane emissions recorded at UK onshore oil sites
Researchers have discovered significant emissions of methane, the powerful and invisible greenhouse gas, at onshore oil sites across England.
UK onshore oil production drops again
Annual UK onshore oil production has fallen to its lowest level since 2011.
2019 UK onshore oil production continues downward trend
UK onshore oil production fell in 2019 to its lowest point for eight years, official data has revealed.
2018 onshore oil production down – under 2% of UK total
UK onshore oil production fell to a seven-year low in 2018, according to official data.
Investigation: Beauty spot oil well releases hundreds of tonnes of methane into the atmosphere
A small oil well on the world heritage coast in Dorset is legally allowed to emit hundreds of tonnes of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, annually direct into the atmosphere.
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