Oil field · UK
Donan
Donan is an oil field in the central North Sea, operated by NEO NEXT+ Energy. It was discovered in 1987 and produced from 2007 to 2026. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 52.6 million barrels of oil and condensate and 985 million cubic metres of gas.
Production
Donan produced about 52.6 million barrels of oil and condensate and 985 million cubic metres of gas between February 1995 and June 2026.
Latest: 0 barrels a day in June 2026. Highest year: 2007, averaging 33,000 barrels a day. Highest month: August 2007.
Latest: 0.007 million cubic metres a day in June 2026. Highest year: 2008, averaging 0.39 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: December 2008.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jun) | 1,100 | 0.067 |
| 2025 | 1,600 | 0.092 |
| 2024 | 850 | 0.088 |
| 2023 | 610 | 0.063 |
| 2022 | 880 | 0.062 |
| 2021 | 790 | 0.009 |
| 2020 | 820 | 0.007 |
| 2019 | 820 | 0.076 |
| 2018 | 410 | 0.077 |
| 2017 | 2,600 | 0.27 |
| 2016 | 5,400 | 0.23 |
| 2015 | 3,500 | 0.051 |
| 2014 | 1,200 | 0.014 |
| 2013 | 1,700 | 0.025 |
| 2012 | 9,400 | 0.14 |
| 2011 | 13,000 | 0.19 |
| 2010 | 12,000 | 0.11 |
| 2009 | 13,000 | 0.22 |
| 2008 | 25,000 | 0.39 |
| 2007 | 33,000 | 0.37 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4,000 | 0.039 |
| 1996 | 5,900 | 0.055 |
| 1995 (Feb–Dec) | 8,100 | 0.078 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | NEO NEXT+ Energy |
| Original operator | Britoil |
| Discovered | May 1987 (well 15/20a-4) |
| First production | January 2007 |
| Water depth | 140 m |
| Region | Central North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 41 |
Platforms and installations
Licences
The field lies in these 2 current licences:
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Balloch (0 km), Lochranza (0.3 km), MacCulloch (6.8 km), Bladon (7.4 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.
Donan's production adds up the NSTA's reports for Donan, Donan.