Oil field · UK
Alwyn North
Alwyn North is an oil field in the northern North Sea, operated by NEO NEXT+ Energy. It was discovered in 1975 and has produced since 1987. In July 2026 it produced about 2,300 barrels of oil and condensate and 1 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Alwyn North has produced about 307 million barrels of oil and condensate and 51.1 billion cubic metres of gas since December 1987.
Latest: 2,300 barrels a day in July 2026. Highest year: 1990, averaging 94,000 barrels a day. Highest month: April 1991.
Latest: 1 million cubic metres a day in July 2026. Highest year: 1993, averaging 8.3 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: January 1992.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | 2,400 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2,900 | 1.3 |
| 2024 | 2,500 | 0.93 |
| 2023 | 2,300 | 0.85 |
| 2022 | 2,600 | 0.92 |
| 2021 | 2,300 | 0.84 |
| 2020 | 4,000 | 1.3 |
| 2019 | 4,400 | 1.4 |
| 2018 | 2,100 | 0.77 |
| 2017 | 3,000 | 1.1 |
| 2016 | 3,900 | 1.2 |
| 2015 | 5,400 | 1.7 |
| 2014 | 4,300 | 1.4 |
| 2013 | 5,800 | 1.9 |
| 2012 | 9,000 | 2.4 |
| 2011 | 6,700 | 1.6 |
| 2010 | 4,300 | 2.6 |
| 2009 | 4,900 | 2.3 |
| 2008 | 6,200 | 2.3 |
| 2007 | 6,100 | 3.4 |
| 2006 | 6,200 | 2.7 |
| 2005 | 9,600 | 4.5 |
| 2004 | 9,800 | 3.9 |
| 2003 | 12,000 | 4.6 |
| 2002 | 15,000 | 5 |
| 2001 | 17,000 | 4.8 |
| 2000 | 19,000 | 5.2 |
| 1999 | 23,000 | 4.6 |
| 1998 | 23,000 | 4.8 |
| 1997 | 21,000 | 5.7 |
| 1996 | 23,000 | 5 |
| 1995 | 30,000 | 5.1 |
| 1994 | 45,000 | 6.8 |
| 1993 | 67,000 | 8.3 |
| 1992 | 82,000 | 7.7 |
| 1991 | 92,000 | 8.2 |
| 1990 | 94,000 | 7.7 |
| 1989 | 89,000 | 7.3 |
| 1988 | 75,000 | 7.3 |
| 1987 (Dec) | 22,000 | 1.4 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | NEO NEXT+ Energy |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | Total |
| Discovered | October 1975 (well 3/09a-1) |
| First production | November 1987 |
| Water depth | 125 m |
| Region | Northern North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 91 |
Platforms and installations
Licences
The field lies in these 4 current licences:
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Alwyn East (0.7 km), Strathspey (4 km), Staffa (5.7 km), Ninian (6.7 km), Dunbar (8.6 km).
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.