Gas condensate field · UK
Bruce
Bruce is a gas condensate field in the northern North Sea, operated by Serica Energy. It was discovered in 1974 and has produced since 1993. In July 2026 it produced about 840 barrels of oil and condensate and 0.59 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Bruce has produced about 169 million barrels of oil and condensate and 89.9 billion cubic metres of gas since May 1993.
Latest: 0.59 million cubic metres a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2002, averaging 19 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: April 2001.
Latest: 840 barrels a day in July 2026. Highest year: 1994, averaging 46,000 barrels a day. Highest month: February 1995.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | 880 | 0.62 |
| 2025 | 660 | 0.47 |
| 2024 | 1,100 | 0.58 |
| 2023 | 880 | 0.63 |
| 2022 | 830 | 0.69 |
| 2021 | 840 | 0.77 |
| 2020 | 1,200 | 1.1 |
| 2019 | 1,700 | 1.5 |
| 2018 | 1,700 | 1.5 |
| 2017 | 1,500 | 1.4 |
| 2016 | 2,500 | 2.1 |
| 2015 | 2,300 | 2.1 |
| 2014 | 2,400 | 1.9 |
| 2013 | 3,700 | 2.7 |
| 2012 | 1,800 | 1.5 |
| 2011 | 3,700 | 2.7 |
| 2010 | 4,700 | 3.9 |
| 2009 | 4,400 | 3.3 |
| 2008 | 6,500 | 5 |
| 2007 | 8,200 | 7.1 |
| 2006 | 10,000 | 9.6 |
| 2005 | 15,000 | 13 |
| 2004 | 17,000 | 14 |
| 2003 | 28,000 | 18 |
| 2002 | 30,000 | 19 |
| 2001 | 33,000 | 19 |
| 2000 | 38,000 | 17 |
| 1999 | 43,000 | 16 |
| 1998 | 21,000 | 14 |
| 1997 | 30,000 | 16 |
| 1996 | 40,000 | 18 |
| 1995 | 40,000 | 15 |
| 1994 | 46,000 | 12 |
| 1993 (May–Dec) | 29,000 | 7.4 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Gas condensate field |
| Operator | Serica Energy |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | Britoil |
| Discovered | July 1974 (well 9/08-1) |
| First production | May 1993 |
| Water depth | 116 m |
| Region | Northern North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 77 |
Platforms and installations
Licences
The field lies in these 3 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.