Oil field · UK
Dunbar
Dunbar is an oil field in the northern North Sea, operated by NEO NEXT+ Energy. It was discovered in 1973 and has produced since 1994. In July 2026 it produced about 4,000 barrels of oil and condensate and 0.57 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Dunbar has produced about 174 million barrels of oil and condensate and 20 billion cubic metres of gas since December 1994.
Latest: 4,000 barrels a day in July 2026. Highest year: 1997, averaging 54,000 barrels a day. Highest month: April 1997.
Latest: 0.57 million cubic metres a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2002, averaging 4.4 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: October 2002.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | 3,900 | 0.46 |
| 2025 | 2,100 | 0.34 |
| 2024 | 1,500 | 0.31 |
| 2023 | 1,500 | 0.27 |
| 2022 | 1,800 | 0.34 |
| 2021 | 1,700 | 0.31 |
| 2020 | 1,600 | 0.4 |
| 2019 | 2,500 | 0.55 |
| 2018 | 2,600 | 0.52 |
| 2017 | 2,700 | 0.57 |
| 2016 | 4,100 | 0.72 |
| 2015 | 3,900 | 0.82 |
| 2014 | 4,300 | 0.89 |
| 2013 | 4,900 | 0.96 |
| 2012 | 4,200 | 0.81 |
| 2011 | 5,300 | 1.1 |
| 2010 | 7,100 | 1.1 |
| 2009 | 6,500 | 1.1 |
| 2008 | 7,000 | 1.4 |
| 2007 | 11,000 | 2 |
| 2006 | 13,000 | 2.2 |
| 2005 | 13,000 | 2.3 |
| 2004 | 18,000 | 3 |
| 2003 | 23,000 | 3.8 |
| 2002 | 33,000 | 4.4 |
| 2001 | 31,000 | 3.5 |
| 2000 | 35,000 | 3.5 |
| 1999 | 40,000 | 3.3 |
| 1998 | 45,000 | 3.2 |
| 1997 | 54,000 | 4 |
| 1996 | 52,000 | 4 |
| 1995 | 40,000 | 2.8 |
| 1994 (Dec) | 11,000 | 0.84 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | NEO NEXT+ Energy |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | Total |
| Discovered | November 1973 (well 3/14a-1) |
| First production | December 1994 |
| Water depth | 127 m |
| Region | Northern North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 83 |
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.