Gas condensate field · UK
Britannia
Britannia is a gas condensate field in the central North Sea, operated by Harbour Energy PLC. It was discovered in 1975 and has produced since 1998. In July 2026 it produced about 1,900 barrels of oil and condensate and 2 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Britannia has produced about 106 million barrels of oil and condensate and 88.2 billion cubic metres of gas since June 1998.
Latest: 2 million cubic metres a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2000, averaging 20 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: December 2000.
Latest: 1,900 barrels a day in July 2026. Highest year: 1999, averaging 41,000 barrels a day. Highest month: March 1999.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | 1,900 | 2.1 |
| 2025 | 1,900 | 2.2 |
| 2024 | 1,800 | 2.1 |
| 2023 | 2,200 | 2.7 |
| 2022 | 2,300 | 2.8 |
| 2021 | 2,000 | 2.7 |
| 2020 | 1,600 | 3.3 |
| 2019 | 1,700 | 3.5 |
| 2018 | 1,800 | 3.9 |
| 2017 | 2,000 | 3.5 |
| 2016 | 2,300 | 4 |
| 2015 | 2,600 | 4.8 |
| 2014 | 2,600 | 4.4 |
| 2013 | 2,900 | 4.9 |
| 2012 | 3,800 | 6 |
| 2011 | 4,800 | 6.9 |
| 2010 | 5,700 | 7.4 |
| 2009 | 6,000 | 8.4 |
| 2008 | 7,400 | 11 |
| 2007 | 12,000 | 13 |
| 2006 | 14,000 | 13 |
| 2005 | 18,000 | 16 |
| 2004 | 21,000 | 17 |
| 2003 | 24,000 | 19 |
| 2002 | 24,000 | 17 |
| 2001 | 31,000 | 19 |
| 2000 | 38,000 | 20 |
| 1999 | 41,000 | 18 |
| 1998 (Jun–Dec) | 21,000 | 8.5 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Gas condensate field |
| Operator | Harbour Energy PLC |
| Partners |
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| Original operator | BOL |
| Discovered | September 1975 (well 15/30-1) |
| First production | August 1998 |
| Water depth | 148 m |
| Region | Central North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 368 |
Platforms and installations
Licences
The field lies in these 5 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.