Oil field · UK
Alba
Alba is an oil field in the central North Sea, operated by Ithaca Energy. It was discovered in 1984 and produced from 1994 to 2026. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 443 million barrels of oil and condensate and 3.7 billion cubic metres of gas.
Production
Alba produced about 443 million barrels of oil and condensate and 3.7 billion cubic metres of gas between January 1994 and July 2026.
Latest: 0 barrels a day in July 2026. Highest year: 1997, averaging 91,000 barrels a day. Highest month: October 1997.
Latest: under 0.001 million cubic metres a day in July 2026. Highest year: 1997, averaging 0.68 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: October 1997.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | 1,100 | 0.012 |
| 2025 | 3,300 | 0.041 |
| 2024 | 3,900 | 0.048 |
| 2023 | 3,100 | 0.039 |
| 2022 | 4,800 | 0.068 |
| 2021 | 7,000 | 0.097 |
| 2020 | 7,800 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 10,000 | 0.12 |
| 2018 | 12,000 | 0.13 |
| 2017 | 13,000 | 0.15 |
| 2016 | 15,000 | 0.17 |
| 2015 | 12,000 | 0.16 |
| 2014 | 16,000 | 0.18 |
| 2013 | 17,000 | 0.18 |
| 2012 | 23,000 | 0.23 |
| 2011 | 25,000 | 0.24 |
| 2010 | 28,000 | 0.27 |
| 2009 | 32,000 | 0.3 |
| 2008 | 34,000 | 0.31 |
| 2007 | 42,000 | 0.36 |
| 2006 | 52,000 | 0.44 |
| 2005 | 58,000 | 0.48 |
| 2004 | 67,000 | 0.54 |
| 2003 | 83,000 | 0.65 |
| 2002 | 61,000 | 0.5 |
| 2001 | 79,000 | 0.6 |
| 2000 | 78,000 | 0.6 |
| 1999 | 73,000 | 0.54 |
| 1998 | 81,000 | 0.61 |
| 1997 | 91,000 | 0.68 |
| 1996 | 70,000 | 0.51 |
| 1995 | 69,000 | 0.5 |
| 1994 | 42,000 | 0.31 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | Ithaca Energy |
| Partners |
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| Original operator | Chevron |
| Discovered | December 1984 (well 16/26-5) |
| First production | January 1994 |
| Water depth | 140 m |
| Region | Central North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 224 |
Platforms and installations
Licences
The field lies in this current licence:
Nearby
Sources
Production: NSTA, UKCS field production reports (PPRS), monthly to July 2026. Field details, platforms, licences and wells: NSTA open data, as on the atlas map. Contains information provided by the North Sea Transition Authority and/or other third parties. Used under the NSTA Open User Licence.
Offshore Data Atlas converts the reported volumes to barrels and cubic metres a day (one cubic metre is 6.29 barrels). UK gas figures are all the gas produced, including gas used offshore as fuel, flared or put back into the reservoir.