Oil field · UK
Alma
Alma is an oil field in the central North Sea, operated by EnQuest PLC. It was discovered in 1971 and produced from 2015 to 2020. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 7 million barrels of oil and condensate.
Production
Alma produced about 7 million barrels of oil and condensate and 31.8 million cubic metres of gas between October 2015 and June 2020.
Latest: 2,400 barrels a day in June 2020. Highest year: 2016, averaging 8,100 barrels a day. Highest month: August 2016.
Latest: 0.013 million cubic metres a day in June 2020. Highest year: 2016, averaging 0.022 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: October 2015.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 (Jan–Jun) | 2,100 | 0.017 |
| 2019 | 2,900 | 0.014 |
| 2018 | 2,900 | 0.013 |
| 2017 | 3,200 | 0.019 |
| 2016 | 8,100 | 0.022 |
| 2015 (Oct–Dec) | 3,200 | 0.044 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | EnQuest PLC |
| Partners |
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| Original operator | EnQuest |
| Discovered | August 1971 (well 30/24-2) |
| First production | October 2015 |
| Water depth | 78 m |
| Region | Central North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 26 |
Platforms and installations
No platforms or production ships are recorded on the field or within 2 km of it.
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.