Oil field · UK
Arbroath
Arbroath is an oil field in the central North Sea, operated by NEO NEXT+ Energy. It was discovered in 1969 and has produced since 1990. In July 2026 it produced about 1,500 barrels of oil and condensate and 0.021 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Arbroath has produced about 159 million barrels of oil and condensate and 2.4 billion cubic metres of gas since April 1990.
Latest: 1,500 barrels a day in July 2026. Highest year: 1992, averaging 35,000 barrels a day. Highest month: August 1991.
Latest: 0.021 million cubic metres a day in July 2026. Highest year: 1995, averaging 0.53 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: April 2002.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | 1,400 | 0.022 |
| 2025 | 1,400 | 0.02 |
| 2024 | 1,200 | 0.014 |
| 2023 | 1,500 | 0.012 |
| 2022 | 1,500 | 0.014 |
| 2021 | 1,700 | 0.016 |
| 2020 | 2,500 | 0.03 |
| 2019 | 2,900 | 0.045 |
| 2018 | 2,800 | 0.043 |
| 2017 | 1,600 | 0.022 |
| 2016 | 1,100 | 0.016 |
| 2015 | 900 | 0.013 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 2,000 | 0.028 |
| 2012 | 2,800 | 0.045 |
| 2011 | 3,400 | 0.042 |
| 2010 | 3,200 | 0.041 |
| 2009 | 4,500 | 0.055 |
| 2008 | 4,100 | 0.059 |
| 2007 | 7,300 | 0.14 |
| 2006 | 7,700 | 0.23 |
| 2005 | 11,000 | 0.15 |
| 2004 | 12,000 | 0.16 |
| 2003 | 11,000 | 0.14 |
| 2002 | 14,000 | 0.31 |
| 2001 | 17,000 | 0.28 |
| 2000 | 20,000 | 0.33 |
| 1999 | 23,000 | 0.42 |
| 1998 | 24,000 | 0.39 |
| 1997 | 24,000 | 0.36 |
| 1996 | 31,000 | 0.45 |
| 1995 | 35,000 | 0.53 |
| 1994 | 32,000 | 0.46 |
| 1993 | 33,000 | 0.46 |
| 1992 | 35,000 | 0.48 |
| 1991 | 34,000 | 0.49 |
| 1990 (Apr–Dec) | 31,000 | 0.43 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | NEO NEXT+ Energy |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | Amoco |
| Discovered | December 1969 (well 22/18-1) |
| First production | April 1990 |
| Water depth | 93 m |
| Region | Central North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 35 |
Platforms and installations
Licences
The field lies in these 3 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.