Oil field · UK
Gannet B
Gannet B is an oil field in the central North Sea, operated by Adura Energy. It was discovered in 1982 and has produced since 1992. In July 2026 it produced about 140 barrels of oil and condensate and 0.032 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Gannet B has produced about 11.1 million barrels of oil and condensate and 6.5 billion cubic metres of gas since November 1992.
Latest: 140 barrels a day in July 2026. Highest year: 1995, averaging 4,000 barrels a day. Highest month: November 2005.
Latest: 0.032 million cubic metres a day in July 2026. Highest year: 1995, averaging 2 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: November 1995.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | 620 | 0.14 |
| 2025 | 690 | 0.37 |
| 2024 | 880 | 0.54 |
| 2023 | 930 | 0.38 |
| 2022 | 420 | 0.2 |
| 2021 | 360 | 0.13 |
| 2020 | 79 | 0.049 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0.079 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0.028 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0.061 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0.014 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0.031 |
| 2010 | 31 | 0.07 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 370 | 0.32 |
| 2007 | 590 | 0.4 |
| 2006 | 280 | 0.24 |
| 2005 | 2,600 | 1.4 |
| 2004 | 2,200 | 1.6 |
| 2003 | 3,000 | 1.6 |
| 2002 | 2,000 | 0.93 |
| 2001 | 1,400 | 0.89 |
| 2000 | 790 | 0.5 |
| 1999 | 800 | 0.5 |
| 1998 | 960 | 0.64 |
| 1997 | 1,600 | 0.94 |
| 1996 | 2,600 | 1.5 |
| 1995 | 4,000 | 2 |
| 1994 | 1,800 | 0.92 |
| 1993 | 1,700 | 1.3 |
| 1992 (Nov–Dec) | 450 | 0.33 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | Adura Energy |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | Shell |
| Discovered | September 1982 (well 21/30-6A) |
| First production | December 1992 |
| Water depth | 97 m |
| Region | Central North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 9 |
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 this current licence:
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Gannet C (0.8 km), Gannet A (1.1 km), Guillemot West (2.7 km), Guillemot A (3.2 km), Teal South (4.7 km), Gannet G (5.7 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.