UK onshore oil and gas production in figures and charts – December 2024
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.
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.
UK production of onshore oil was up in November 2024 but onshore gas was down, according to official figures just released.
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October 2024 saw the lowest daily production rate for UK onshore oil since the oil leak at Wytch Farm 18 months earlier.
All the new onshore oil and gas wells in the UK in 2024 were drilled on a single small island in Poole Harbour, according to official data analysed by DrillOrDrop.
Monthly UK onshore oil production fell in September 2024 on all measures to the lowest level in the previous year, according to official data.
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.
UK onshore gas volumes fell 14% in July 2024, compared with June 2024, to the lowest point for eight months. The onshore contribution to total UK gas production fell back to below 1%.
Almost two-thirds of the gas flared onshore in the UK in May 2024 was from one site, at Singleton in West Sussex. Three fields were responsible for more than half the gas vented onshore.
UK onshore daily oil production was down 6% in March 2024, compared with the previous month. This reflects production falls at Wytch Farm, the country’s biggest onshore producer.