Oil field · UK
Clair
Clair is an oil field west of Shetland, operated by BP Exploration. It was discovered in 1977 and has produced since 2005. In July 2026 it produced about 55,000 barrels of oil and condensate and 1.2 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Clair has produced about 299 million barrels of oil and condensate and 4.1 billion cubic metres of gas since March 2005.
Latest: 55,000 barrels a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2021, averaging 68,000 barrels a day. Highest month: October 2021.
Latest: 1.2 million cubic metres a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2023, averaging 1.6 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: May 2023.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | 49,000 | 1.1 |
| 2025 | 53,000 | 1.1 |
| 2024 | 55,000 | 1.1 |
| 2023 | 61,000 | 1.6 |
| 2022 | 66,000 | 1.3 |
| 2021 | 68,000 | 0.98 |
| 2020 | 64,000 | 0.67 |
| 2019 | 62,000 | 0.75 |
| 2018 | 27,000 | 0.27 |
| 2017 | 19,000 | 0.17 |
| 2016 | 20,000 | 0.2 |
| 2015 | 17,000 | 0.16 |
| 2014 | 16,000 | 0.15 |
| 2013 | 10,000 | 0.094 |
| 2012 | 18,000 | 0.16 |
| 2011 | 30,000 | 0.27 |
| 2010 | 39,000 | 0.35 |
| 2009 | 51,000 | 0.46 |
| 2008 | 46,000 | 0.41 |
| 2007 | 29,000 | 0.25 |
| 2006 | 25,000 | 0.21 |
| 2005 (Mar–Dec) | 16,000 | 0.12 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | BP Exploration |
| Partners |
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| Original operator | BP |
| Discovered | July 1977 (well 206/08-1A) |
| First production | February 2005 |
| Water depth | 138 m |
| Region | West of Shetland |
| Wells inside the outline | 104 |
Platforms and installations
Licences
The field lies in these 4 current licences:
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.
Clair's production adds up the NSTA's reports for Clair-Phase 1, Clair-Ridge.