Oil field · UK
Lancaster
Lancaster is an oil field west of Shetland, operated by Serica Energy. It produced from 2019 to 2026. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 22.6 million barrels of oil and condensate and 244 million cubic metres of gas.
Production
Lancaster produced about 22.6 million barrels of oil and condensate and 244 million cubic metres of gas between May 2019 and May 2026.
Latest: 490 barrels a day in May 2026. Highest year: 2020, averaging 14,000 barrels a day. Highest month: March 2020.
Latest: 0.005 million cubic metres a day in May 2026. Highest year: 2020, averaging 0.16 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: March 2020.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–May) | 4,600 | 0.043 |
| 2025 | 5,900 | 0.058 |
| 2024 | 6,400 | 0.065 |
| 2023 | 6,800 | 0.07 |
| 2022 | 8,500 | 0.09 |
| 2021 | 10,000 | 0.11 |
| 2020 | 14,000 | 0.16 |
| 2019 (May–Dec) | 12,000 | 0.14 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | Serica Energy |
| Partners |
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| Discovery well | 205/21-1A |
| First production | May 2019 |
| Region | West of Shetland |
| Wells inside the outline | 7 |
Platforms and installations
Licences
The field lies in this current licence:
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.