Gas field · UK
Kew
Kew is a gas field in the southern North Sea, operated by Spirit Energy. It has produced since 2014. In July 2026 it produced about 0.044 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Kew has produced about 391,000 barrels of oil and condensate and 1.2 billion cubic metres of gas since January 2014.
Latest: 0.044 million cubic metres a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2016, averaging 0.67 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: April 2014.
Latest: 13 barrels a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2016, averaging 230 barrels a day. Highest month: April 2014.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | 14 | 0.04 |
| 2025 | 28 | 0.084 |
| 2024 | 35 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 12 | 0.036 |
| 2022 | 30 | 0.091 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0.003 |
| 2020 | 7 | 0.016 |
| 2019 | 70 | 0.24 |
| 2018 | 140 | 0.53 |
| 2017 | 170 | 0.51 |
| 2016 | 230 | 0.67 |
| 2015 | 160 | 0.45 |
| 2014 | 180 | 0.48 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Gas field |
| Operator | Spirit Energy |
| Licensee |
|
| Original operator | Centrica |
| Discovery well | 49/05-4 |
| First production | January 2014 |
| Water depth | 47 m |
| Region | Southern North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 4 |
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 these 3 current licences:
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.