Oil field · UK
Gannet A
Gannet A is an oil field in the central North Sea, operated by Adura Energy. It was discovered in 1978 and has produced since 1993. In July 2026 it produced about 2,300 barrels of oil and condensate and 0.024 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Gannet A has produced about 108 million barrels of oil and condensate and 10.5 billion cubic metres of gas since November 1993.
Latest: 2,300 barrels a day in July 2026. Highest year: 1996, averaging 28,000 barrels a day. Highest month: April 1996.
Latest: 0.024 million cubic metres a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2000, averaging 2.1 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: March 2007.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | 1,700 | 0.025 |
| 2025 | 2,400 | 0.053 |
| 2024 | 4,200 | 0.13 |
| 2023 | 4,100 | 0.13 |
| 2022 | 3,900 | 0.12 |
| 2021 | 4,700 | 0.15 |
| 2020 | 7,000 | 0.23 |
| 2019 | 5,800 | 0.24 |
| 2018 | 5,700 | 0.26 |
| 2017 | 7,900 | 0.4 |
| 2016 | 9,000 | 0.34 |
| 2015 | 8,200 | 0.24 |
| 2014 | 2,200 | 0.094 |
| 2013 | 300 | 0.098 |
| 2012 | 4,500 | 0.51 |
| 2011 | 3,400 | 0.42 |
| 2010 | 4,600 | 0.98 |
| 2009 | 3,800 | 1.6 |
| 2008 | 5,700 | 1.2 |
| 2007 | 7,400 | 1.9 |
| 2006 | 9,700 | 1.5 |
| 2005 | 8,000 | 1.4 |
| 2004 | 7,700 | 1.1 |
| 2003 | 8,100 | 1.3 |
| 2002 | 12,000 | 1.7 |
| 2001 | 12,000 | 1.9 |
| 2000 | 15,000 | 2.1 |
| 1999 | 19,000 | 1.9 |
| 1998 | 22,000 | 1.7 |
| 1997 | 26,000 | 1.5 |
| 1996 | 28,000 | 1.6 |
| 1995 | 20,000 | 0.98 |
| 1994 | 12,000 | 0.81 |
| 1993 (Nov–Dec) | 2,300 | 0.067 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | Adura Energy |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | Shell |
| Discovered | April 1978 (well 22/21-3) |
| First production | November 1993 |
| Water depth | 94 m |
| Region | Central North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 25 |
Platforms and installations
Licences
The field lies in this current licence:
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Gannet C (0.9 km), Gannet B (1.1 km), Gannet G (2.3 km), Gannet F (6.9 km), Guillemot West (7.2 km), Guillemot A (7.5 km).
- Protected areas overlapping the field: East of Gannet and Montrose Fields 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.