Oil field · UK
Keith
Keith is an oil field in the northern North Sea, operated by Serica Energy. It was discovered in 1983 and has produced since 2000. In July 2026 it produced about 170 barrels of oil and condensate and 0.005 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Keith has produced about 10.2 million barrels of oil and condensate and 741 million cubic metres of gas since November 2000.
Latest: 170 barrels a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2001, averaging 6,100 barrels a day. Highest month: January 2001.
Latest: 0.005 million cubic metres a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2001, averaging 0.24 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: January 2001.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | 130 | 0.003 |
| 2025 | 18 | under 0.001 |
| 2024 | 1 | under 0.001 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4 | under 0.001 |
| 2020 | 4 | under 0.001 |
| 2019 | 250 | 0.038 |
| 2018 | 380 | 0.071 |
| 2017 | 650 | 0.079 |
| 2016 | 820 | 0.083 |
| 2015 | 350 | 0.038 |
| 2014 | 410 | 0.026 |
| 2013 | 160 | 0.02 |
| 2012 | 360 | 0.045 |
| 2011 | 720 | 0.094 |
| 2010 | 1,100 | 0.13 |
| 2009 | 770 | 0.088 |
| 2008 | 1,200 | 0.15 |
| 2007 | 1,500 | 0.15 |
| 2006 | 1,600 | 0.15 |
| 2005 | 2,200 | 0.17 |
| 2004 | 2,200 | 0.14 |
| 2003 | 2,700 | 0.13 |
| 2002 | 3,100 | 0.15 |
| 2001 | 6,100 | 0.24 |
| 2000 (Nov–Dec) | 7,300 | 0.21 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | Serica Energy |
| Licensee |
|
| Original operator | BHP |
| Discovered | August 1983 (well 9/08a-8) |
| First production | November 2000 |
| Water depth | 123 m |
| Region | Northern North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 8 |
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.