Oil field · UK
Brent
Brent is an oil field in the northern North Sea, operated by Shell PLC. It was discovered in 1971 and produced from 1976 to 2021. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 2.02 billion barrels of oil and condensate and 195 billion cubic metres of gas.
Production
Brent produced about 2.02 billion barrels of oil and condensate and 195 billion cubic metres of gas between November 1976 and March 2021.
Latest: 140 barrels a day in March 2021. Highest year: 1984, averaging 426,000 barrels a day. Highest month: February 1984.
Latest: 0.32 million cubic metres a day in March 2021. Highest year: 2001, averaging 28 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: March 2001.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 (Jan–Mar) | 150 | 0.29 |
| 2020 | 220 | 0.083 |
| 2019 | 440 | 0.099 |
| 2018 | 550 | 0.21 |
| 2017 | 260 | 0.17 |
| 2016 | 400 | 0.33 |
| 2015 | 370 | 0.36 |
| 2014 | 1,300 | 0.73 |
| 2013 | 1,400 | 1.4 |
| 2012 | 1,000 | 0.68 |
| 2011 | 2,000 | 0.97 |
| 2010 | 6,600 | 3.6 |
| 2009 | 6,700 | 3.8 |
| 2008 | 7,100 | 5 |
| 2007 | 7,200 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | 8,700 | 7.1 |
| 2005 | 10,000 | 7.7 |
| 2004 | 17,000 | 12 |
| 2003 | 24,000 | 15 |
| 2002 | 45,000 | 26 |
| 2001 | 62,000 | 28 |
| 2000 | 76,000 | 26 |
| 1999 | 97,000 | 25 |
| 1998 | 129,000 | 22 |
| 1997 | 133,000 | 18 |
| 1996 | 199,000 | 18 |
| 1995 | 195,000 | 18 |
| 1994 | 206,000 | 18 |
| 1993 | 236,000 | 20 |
| 1992 | 233,000 | 21 |
| 1991 | 183,000 | 16 |
| 1990 | 76,000 | 7.4 |
| 1989 | 203,000 | 16 |
| 1988 | 341,000 | 23 |
| 1987 | 386,000 | 24 |
| 1986 | 394,000 | 23 |
| 1985 | 424,000 | 23 |
| 1984 | 426,000 | 23 |
| 1983 | 400,000 | 22 |
| 1982 | 323,000 | 18 |
| 1981 | 230,000 | 12 |
| 1980 | 140,000 | 7 |
| 1979 | 179,000 | 9.5 |
| 1978 | 79,000 | 4.5 |
| 1977 | 26,000 | 1.5 |
| 1976 (Nov–Dec) | 15,000 | 0.59 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | Shell PLC |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | Shell |
| Discovered | July 1971 (well 211/29-1) |
| First production | November 1976 |
| Water depth | 142 m |
| Region | Northern North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 398 |
Platforms and installations
4 installations are removed or no longer in use: Brent A, Brent B, Brent C, Brent D.
Licences
The field lies in these 3 current licences:
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Strathspey (0.5 km), Barnacle (2.5 km), Statfjord (2.8 km), Orlando (7.7 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.