Oil field · UK
Arkwright
Arkwright is an oil field in the central North Sea, operated by NEO NEXT+ Energy. It was discovered in 1990 and has produced since 1996. In July 2026 it produced about 270 barrels of oil and condensate and 0.005 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Arkwright has produced about 25 million barrels of oil and condensate and 421 million cubic metres of gas since November 1996.
Latest: 270 barrels a day in July 2026. Highest year: 1997, averaging 9,900 barrels a day. Highest month: January 1997.
Latest: 0.005 million cubic metres a day in July 2026. Highest year: 1997, averaging 0.17 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: January 1997.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | 300 | 0.006 |
| 2025 | 370 | 0.013 |
| 2024 | 450 | 0.007 |
| 2023 | 570 | 0.006 |
| 2022 | 640 | 0.008 |
| 2021 | 360 | 0.004 |
| 2020 | 630 | 0.01 |
| 2019 | 750 | 0.016 |
| 2018 | 910 | 0.014 |
| 2017 | 600 | 0.005 |
| 2016 | 520 | 0.008 |
| 2015 | 15 | under 0.001 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 47 | under 0.001 |
| 2010 | 1,500 | 0.026 |
| 2009 | 2,900 | 0.046 |
| 2008 | 3,300 | 0.062 |
| 2007 | 3,500 | 0.07 |
| 2006 | 1,900 | 0.041 |
| 2005 | 2,300 | 0.041 |
| 2004 | 4,300 | 0.083 |
| 2003 | 5,400 | 0.07 |
| 2002 | 4,800 | 0.062 |
| 2001 | 5,400 | 0.084 |
| 2000 | 5,500 | 0.1 |
| 1999 | 4,000 | 0.071 |
| 1998 | 6,400 | 0.11 |
| 1997 | 9,900 | 0.17 |
| 1996 (Nov–Dec) | 8,300 | 0.13 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | NEO NEXT+ Energy |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | Amoco |
| Discovered | April 1990 (well 22/23a-3) |
| First production | November 1996 |
| Water depth | 94 m |
| Region | Central North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 5 |
Platforms and installations
No platforms or production ships are recorded on the field or within 2 km of it. It is probably produced through wells on the seabed, piped to a platform elsewhere.
Licences
The field lies in this current licence:
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Brechin (1.8 km), Shaw (4.6 km), Marnock-Skua (4.8 km), Wood (5.2 km), Arbroath (5.4 km), Carnoustie (8.1 km).
- Protected areas overlapping the field: East of Gannet and Montrose Fields NCMPA.
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.