Oil field · UK
Barra
Barra is an oil field in the northern North Sea, operated by Dana Petroleum Limited. It was discovered in 1996 and produced from 2017 to 2024. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 2.4 million barrels of oil and condensate.
Production
Barra produced about 2.4 million barrels of oil and condensate and 14.6 million cubic metres of gas between November 2017 and April 2024.
Latest: 110 barrels a day in April 2024. Highest year: 2018, averaging 1,500 barrels a day. Highest month: April 2018.
Latest: 0.002 million cubic metres a day in April 2024. Highest year: 2018, averaging 0.01 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: April 2018.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 (Jan–Apr) | 390 | 0.003 |
| 2023 | 940 | 0.006 |
| 2022 | 580 | 0.004 |
| 2021 | 820 | 0.005 |
| 2020 | 1,300 | 0.008 |
| 2019 | 1,100 | 0.007 |
| 2018 | 1,500 | 0.01 |
| 2017 (Nov–Dec) | 110 | under 0.001 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | Dana Petroleum Limited |
| Partners |
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| Original operator | Dana |
| Discovered | October 1996 (well 210/24a-8) |
| First production | August 2017 |
| Water depth | 165 m |
| Region | Northern 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.
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.