Oil field · UK
Auk
Auk is an oil field in the central North Sea, operated by NEO NEXT+ Energy. It was discovered in 1971 and produced from 1975 to 2026. Production is suspended. Over its life it produced about 160 million barrels of oil and condensate.
Production
Auk produced about 160 million barrels of oil and condensate and 862 million cubic metres of gas between December 1975 and May 2026.
Latest: 110 barrels a day in May 2026. Highest year: 1977, averaging 48,000 barrels a day. Highest month: May 1977.
Latest: under 0.001 million cubic metres a day in May 2026. Highest year: 1977, averaging 0.21 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: May 1977.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–May) | 1,100 | 0.009 |
| 2025 | 770 | 0.006 |
| 2024 | 2,200 | 0.019 |
| 2023 | 2,500 | 0.021 |
| 2022 | 2,700 | 0.022 |
| 2021 | 3,100 | 0.025 |
| 2020 | 4,100 | 0.033 |
| 2019 | 3,900 | 0.032 |
| 2018 | 4,400 | 0.036 |
| 2017 | 2,100 | 0.018 |
| 2016 | 1,300 | 0.012 |
| 2015 | 890 | 0.008 |
| 2014 | 2,000 | 0.011 |
| 2013 | 2,200 | 0.01 |
| 2012 | 3,300 | 0.017 |
| 2011 | 4,400 | 0.022 |
| 2010 | 2,700 | 0.013 |
| 2009 | 3,500 | 0.017 |
| 2008 | 3,700 | 0.018 |
| 2007 | 2,600 | 0.013 |
| 2006 | 4,700 | 0.023 |
| 2005 | 4,500 | 0.022 |
| 2004 | 6,300 | 0.031 |
| 2003 | 7,500 | 0.037 |
| 2002 | 8,600 | 0.043 |
| 2001 | 8,100 | 0.04 |
| 2000 | 11,000 | 0.055 |
| 1999 | 13,000 | 0.063 |
| 1998 | 16,000 | 0.08 |
| 1997 | 13,000 | 0.066 |
| 1996 | 9,400 | 0.046 |
| 1995 | 12,000 | 0.061 |
| 1994 | 11,000 | 0.053 |
| 1993 | 8,200 | 0.04 |
| 1992 | 7,200 | 0.036 |
| 1991 | 8,900 | 0.044 |
| 1990 | 8,400 | 0.045 |
| 1989 | 6,300 | 0.034 |
| 1988 | 9,900 | 0.07 |
| 1987 | 11,000 | 0.069 |
| 1986 | 10,000 | 0.058 |
| 1985 | 9,400 | 0.051 |
| 1984 | 12,000 | 0.066 |
| 1983 | 12,000 | 0.078 |
| 1982 | 13,000 | 0.079 |
| 1981 | 13,000 | 0.081 |
| 1980 | 13,000 | 0.07 |
| 1979 | 17,000 | 0.098 |
| 1978 | 27,000 | 0.13 |
| 1977 | 48,000 | 0.21 |
| 1976 | 25,000 | 0.12 |
| 1975 (Dec) | 210 | 0.001 |
Field details
| Status | Production suspended |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | NEO NEXT+ Energy |
| Licensee |
|
| Original operator | Shell |
| Discovered | February 1971 (well 30/16-1) |
| First production | December 1975 |
| Water depth | 84 m |
| Region | Central North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 48 |
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.