Gas field · UK
Bell
Bell is a gas field in the southern North Sea, operated by Perenco Oil & Gas. It was discovered in 1994 and has produced since 2000. In July 2026 it produced about 0.12 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Bell has produced about 98,000 barrels of oil and condensate and 3.4 billion cubic metres of gas since February 2001. The NSTA's monthly records for the field begin in February 2001, but it started producing in January 2000, so earlier output isn't included.
Latest: 0.12 million cubic metres a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2002, averaging 1.8 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: April 2002.
Latest: under 1 barrels a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2002, averaging 44 barrels a day. Highest month: May 2001.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | under 1 | 0.12 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0.12 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0.13 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0.08 |
| 2021 | under 1 | 0.042 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0.17 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0.16 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0.11 |
| 2017 | under 1 | 0.15 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0.12 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0.24 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 2013 | 4 | 0.29 |
| 2012 | 7 | 0.38 |
| 2011 | 4 | 0.38 |
| 2010 | 4 | 0.43 |
| 2009 | 5 | 0.46 |
| 2008 | 8 | 0.58 |
| 2007 | 24 | 0.69 |
| 2006 | 24 | 0.42 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 15 | 0.34 |
| 2003 | 36 | 1.1 |
| 2002 | 44 | 1.8 |
| 2001 (Feb–Dec) | 59 | 0.95 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Gas field |
| Operator | Perenco Oil & Gas |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | BP |
| Discovered | February 1994 (well 49/22-20) |
| First production | January 2000 |
| Water depth | 34 m |
| Region | Southern North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 1 |
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
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.
Bell's production adds up the NSTA's reports for Bell, Bell.