Oil field · UK
Brae
Brae is an oil field in the northern North Sea, operated by TAQA Europa B.V.. It was discovered in 1975 and produced from 1989 to 2026. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 477 million barrels of oil and condensate and 79.2 billion cubic metres of gas.
Production
Brae produced about 477 million barrels of oil and condensate and 79.2 billion cubic metres of gas between July 1983 and July 2026.
Latest: 1,000 barrels a day in July 2026. Highest year: 1988, averaging 119,000 barrels a day. Highest month: November 1988.
Latest: 0.071 million cubic metres a day in July 2026. Highest year: 1992, averaging 16 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: January 1992.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | 1,800 | 0.091 |
| 2025 | 2,500 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 3,300 | 0.13 |
| 2023 | 3,200 | 0.12 |
| 2022 | 3,000 | 0.099 |
| 2021 | 3,800 | 0.09 |
| 2020 | 3,300 | 0.11 |
| 2019 | 3,600 | 0.12 |
| 2018 | 3,900 | 0.14 |
| 2017 | 4,400 | 0.32 |
| 2016 | 4,700 | 0.46 |
| 2015 | 6,800 | 0.64 |
| 2014 | 5,900 | 0.56 |
| 2013 | 5,700 | 0.63 |
| 2012 | 6,800 | 0.86 |
| 2011 | 7,100 | 0.75 |
| 2010 | 6,100 | 0.68 |
| 2009 | 7,900 | 1 |
| 2008 | 9,900 | 1.4 |
| 2007 | 12,000 | 2.5 |
| 2006 | 13,000 | 2.7 |
| 2005 | 15,000 | 4 |
| 2004 | 12,000 | 4.9 |
| 2003 | 14,000 | 7 |
| 2002 | 14,000 | 7 |
| 2001 | 16,000 | 5.3 |
| 2000 | 16,000 | 5.4 |
| 1999 | 19,000 | 7.2 |
| 1998 | 27,000 | 9.2 |
| 1997 | 24,000 | 12 |
| 1996 | 29,000 | 14 |
| 1995 | 32,000 | 13 |
| 1994 | 40,000 | 16 |
| 1993 | 47,000 | 16 |
| 1992 | 66,000 | 16 |
| 1991 | 87,000 | 14 |
| 1990 | 113,000 | 15 |
| 1989 | 109,000 | 13 |
| 1988 | 119,000 | 8.5 |
| 1987 | 97,000 | 4.2 |
| 1986 | 104,000 | 4.5 |
| 1985 | 85,000 | 4 |
| 1984 | 80,000 | 3.4 |
| 1983 (Jul–Dec) | 43,000 | 1.7 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | TAQA Europa B.V. |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | Amoco |
| Discovered | May 1975 (well 16/07-1) |
| First production | September 1989 |
| Water depth | 104 m |
| Region | Northern North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 126 |
Platforms and installations
One installation is removed or no longer in use: Brae B.
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.
Brae's production adds up the NSTA's reports for Brae-Central, Brae-North, Brae-South.