Oil field · UK
Brechin
Brechin is an oil field in the central North Sea, operated by NEO NEXT+ Energy. It was discovered in 2004 and has produced since 2005. In July 2026 it produced about 530 barrels of oil and condensate and 0.015 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Brechin has produced about 6.3 million barrels of oil and condensate and 178 million cubic metres of gas since June 2005.
Latest: 530 barrels a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2006, averaging 3,400 barrels a day. Highest month: July 2005.
Latest: 0.015 million cubic metres a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2006, averaging 0.11 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: July 2005.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | 580 | 0.017 |
| 2025 | 300 | 0.01 |
| 2024 | 420 | 0.01 |
| 2023 | 530 | 0.008 |
| 2022 | 590 | 0.012 |
| 2021 | 690 | 0.012 |
| 2020 | 780 | 0.019 |
| 2019 | 980 | 0.026 |
| 2018 | 530 | 0.012 |
| 2017 | 29 | under 0.001 |
| 2016 | 17 | under 0.001 |
| 2015 | 3 | under 0.001 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 22 | under 0.001 |
| 2010 | 1,000 | 0.03 |
| 2009 | 890 | 0.025 |
| 2008 | 1,400 | 0.047 |
| 2007 | 2,300 | 0.074 |
| 2006 | 3,400 | 0.11 |
| 2005 (Jun–Dec) | 5,100 | 0.13 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | NEO NEXT+ Energy |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | Paladin |
| Discovered | July 2004 (well 22/23a-7) |
| First production | June 2005 |
| Water depth | 94 m |
| Region | Central North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 2 |
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: Marnock-Skua (1.2 km), Arkwright (1.8 km), Wood (5.9 km), Arbroath (9.1 km), Shaw (9.4 km).
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.