Rising production13 Feb 2024 12:57
Rising production
13 oil fields and four gas fields recorded rising production in recent months.
They represented less than a quarter of UK onshore producers but included the largest onshore gas field, at Saltfleetby in Lincolnshire, and several onshore oil fields operated by Star Energy in Lincolnshire and the Weald in southern England.
The biggest rise was reported at Saltfleetby, which resumed production in September 2022. Since then its most recent monthly data, from July 2023, was a record high. The field accounts for 80% of UK onshore gas production.
In these fields, production in the most recent month was above the monthly average for the past five years.
The oilfields were:
Bothamsall (Star Energy, Lincolnshire)
East Glentworth (Star Energy, Lincolnshire)
Gainsborough (Star Energy, Lincolnshire)
Goodworth (Star Energy, Hampshire)
Horndean (Star Energy, Hampshire)
Keddington (Heyco, Lincolnshire)
Long Clawson (Star Energy, Leicestershire)
Palmers Wood (Star Energy, Surrey) – see chart above
Rempstone (Star Energy, Nottinghamshire)
Scampton North (Star Energy, Lincolnshire)
Singleton (Star Energy, West Sussex)
Stainton (Star Energy, Lincolnshire)
Stockbridge (Star Energy, Hampshire)
The gasfields were:
Prince of Wales Coal Mine Vent (Infinis Energy, West Yorkshire)
Saltfleetby (Angus Energy, Lincolnshire)
Stillingfleet Coal Mine Vent (Velox Power, North Yorkshire)
Wheldale Coal Mine Vent (Infinis Energy, West Yorkshire)