Oil field · UK
Howe
Howe is an oil field in the central North Sea, operated by Shell PLC. It was discovered in 1987 and has produced since 2004. In July 2026 it produced about 540 barrels of oil and condensate and 0.055 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Howe has produced about 21 million barrels of oil and condensate and 1.2 billion cubic metres of gas since November 2004.
Latest: 540 barrels a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2005, averaging 9,700 barrels a day. Highest month: September 2005.
Latest: 0.055 million cubic metres a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2005, averaging 0.4 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: September 2005.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | 550 | 0.05 |
| 2025 | 710 | 0.068 |
| 2024 | 880 | 0.084 |
| 2023 | 1,200 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 1,400 | 0.12 |
| 2021 | 1,800 | 0.13 |
| 2020 | 1,800 | 0.14 |
| 2019 | 1,900 | 0.12 |
| 2018 | 3,200 | 0.19 |
| 2017 | 2,300 | 0.12 |
| 2016 | 2,600 | 0.11 |
| 2015 | 2,400 | 0.11 |
| 2014 | 1,700 | 0.086 |
| 2013 | 2,200 | 0.11 |
| 2012 | 1,600 | 0.082 |
| 2011 | 3,000 | 0.15 |
| 2010 | 2,600 | 0.15 |
| 2009 | 2,500 | 0.17 |
| 2008 | 3,400 | 0.28 |
| 2007 | 5,000 | 0.23 |
| 2006 | 4,000 | 0.15 |
| 2005 | 9,700 | 0.4 |
| 2004 (Nov–Dec) | 8,200 | 0.35 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | Shell PLC |
| Partners |
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| Original operator | Shell |
| Discovered | December 1987 (well 22/12a-1) |
| First production | October 2004 |
| Water depth | 90 m |
| Region | Central North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 2 |
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
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.