Oil field · UK
Andrew
Andrew is an oil field in the central North Sea, operated by BP Exploration. It was discovered in 1974 and has produced since 1996. In July 2026 it produced about 1,900 barrels of oil and condensate and 0.43 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Andrew has produced about 175 million barrels of oil and condensate and 11.1 billion cubic metres of gas since June 1996.
Latest: 1,900 barrels a day in July 2026. Highest year: 1999, averaging 70,000 barrels a day. Highest month: September 1999.
Latest: 0.43 million cubic metres a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2003, averaging 2.2 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: July 2000.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | 1,900 | 0.45 |
| 2025 | 1,900 | 0.45 |
| 2024 | 1,400 | 0.41 |
| 2023 | 2,200 | 0.75 |
| 2022 | 2,300 | 0.63 |
| 2021 | 2,000 | 0.46 |
| 2020 | 2,200 | 0.49 |
| 2019 | 1,300 | 0.52 |
| 2018 | 1,000 | 0.35 |
| 2017 | 2,300 | 0.63 |
| 2016 | 1,900 | 0.61 |
| 2015 | 2,400 | 0.78 |
| 2014 | 65 | 0.049 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 14 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1,700 | 0.41 |
| 2010 | 6,800 | 1.6 |
| 2009 | 9,300 | 1.4 |
| 2008 | 11,000 | 1.3 |
| 2007 | 13,000 | 1.3 |
| 2006 | 11,000 | 1.1 |
| 2005 | 18,000 | 1.6 |
| 2004 | 18,000 | 1.4 |
| 2003 | 27,000 | 2.2 |
| 2002 | 33,000 | 2 |
| 2001 | 39,000 | 2.1 |
| 2000 | 54,000 | 2.1 |
| 1999 | 70,000 | 2.1 |
| 1998 | 69,000 | 1.7 |
| 1997 | 59,000 | 1.4 |
| 1996 (Jun–Dec) | 31,000 | 0.69 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | BP Exploration |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | BP |
| Discovered | June 1974 (well 16/28-1) |
| First production | June 1996 |
| Water depth | 116 m |
| Region | Central North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 41 |
Platforms and installations
Licences
The field lies in these 2 current licences:
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.