Oil field · UK
Farragon
Farragon is an oil field in the central North Sea, operated by BP Exploration. It was discovered in 2003 and has produced since 2005. In July 2026 it produced about 600 barrels of oil and condensate and 0.018 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Farragon has produced about 23.7 million barrels of oil and condensate and 329 million cubic metres of gas since November 2005.
Latest: 600 barrels a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2006, averaging 19,000 barrels a day. Highest month: April 2006.
Latest: 0.018 million cubic metres a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2007, averaging 0.31 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: April 2007.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | 580 | 0.017 |
| 2025 | 630 | 0.018 |
| 2024 | 470 | 0.012 |
| 2023 | 790 | 0.012 |
| 2022 | 940 | 0.009 |
| 2021 | 630 | 0.007 |
| 2020 | 1,100 | 0.013 |
| 2019 | 1,100 | 0.014 |
| 2018 | 1,000 | 0.013 |
| 2017 | 1,500 | 0.016 |
| 2016 | 850 | 0.009 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 800 | 0.007 |
| 2010 | 4,500 | 0.038 |
| 2009 | 6,100 | 0.036 |
| 2008 | 11,000 | 0.065 |
| 2007 | 13,000 | 0.31 |
| 2006 | 19,000 | 0.28 |
| 2005 (Nov–Dec) | 11,000 | 0.16 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | BP Exploration |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | BP |
| Discovered | August 2003 (well 16/28-17) |
| First production | November 2005 |
| Water depth | 33 m |
| Region | Central North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 3 |
Platforms and installations
No platforms or production ships are recorded on the field or within 2 km of it. It is probably produced through wells on the seabed, piped to a platform elsewhere.
Licences
The field lies in these 2 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.