Oil field · UK
Foinaven
Foinaven is an oil field west of Shetland, operated by BP Exploration. It was discovered in 1992 and produced from 1997 to 2021. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 393 million barrels of oil and condensate and 9 billion cubic metres of gas.
Production
Foinaven produced about 393 million barrels of oil and condensate and 9 billion cubic metres of gas between November 1997 and April 2021.
Latest: 2,300 barrels a day in April 2021. Highest year: 2002, averaging 103,000 barrels a day. Highest month: January 2002.
Latest: 0.033 million cubic metres a day in April 2021. Highest year: 1999, averaging 2.6 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: October 1999.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 (Jan–Apr) | 8,600 | 0.14 |
| 2020 | 11,000 | 0.24 |
| 2019 | 11,000 | 0.25 |
| 2018 | 19,000 | 0.58 |
| 2017 | 16,000 | 0.44 |
| 2016 | 26,000 | 0.81 |
| 2015 | 23,000 | 0.52 |
| 2014 | 17,000 | 0.42 |
| 2013 | 26,000 | 0.55 |
| 2012 | 21,000 | 0.5 |
| 2011 | 38,000 | 1.1 |
| 2010 | 33,000 | 0.9 |
| 2009 | 44,000 | 0.98 |
| 2008 | 39,000 | 1 |
| 2007 | 56,000 | 1.2 |
| 2006 | 56,000 | 1.3 |
| 2005 | 58,000 | 1.3 |
| 2004 | 68,000 | 1.4 |
| 2003 | 79,000 | 1.3 |
| 2002 | 103,000 | 1.6 |
| 2001 | 85,000 | 1.5 |
| 2000 | 88,000 | 2.4 |
| 1999 | 82,000 | 2.6 |
| 1998 | 71,000 | 1.9 |
| 1997 (Nov–Dec) | 29,000 | 0.31 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | BP Exploration |
| Licensee |
|
| Original operator | BP |
| Discovered | October 1992 (well 204/24-2) |
| First production | November 1997 |
| Water depth | 496 m |
| Region | West of Shetland |
| Wells inside the outline | 46 |
Platforms and installations
No platforms or production ships are recorded on the field or within 2 km of it.
Licences
The field lies in these 3 current licences:
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Alligin (2.5 km), Schiehallion (2.8 km).
- Protected areas overlapping the field: Faroe-Shetland Sponge Belt NCMPA.
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.