Oil field · UK
Magnus
Magnus is an oil field in the northern North Sea, operated by EnQuest PLC. It was discovered in 1974 and has produced since 1983. In July 2026 it produced about 12,000 barrels of oil and condensate and 0.35 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Magnus has produced about 909 million barrels of oil and condensate and 23 billion cubic metres of gas since August 1983.
Latest: 12,000 barrels a day in July 2026. Highest year: 1989, averaging 144,000 barrels a day. Highest month: December 1989.
Latest: 0.35 million cubic metres a day in July 2026. Highest year: 1987, averaging 3.3 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: December 1987.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | 10,000 | 0.29 |
| 2025 | 13,000 | 0.36 |
| 2024 | 12,000 | 0.36 |
| 2023 | 14,000 | 0.41 |
| 2022 | 11,000 | 0.38 |
| 2021 | 10,000 | 0.34 |
| 2020 | 15,000 | 0.5 |
| 2019 | 14,000 | 0.7 |
| 2018 | 14,000 | 0.87 |
| 2017 | 13,000 | 1 |
| 2016 | 14,000 | 1 |
| 2015 | 12,000 | 0.71 |
| 2014 | 12,000 | 0.57 |
| 2013 | 7,000 | 0.47 |
| 2012 | 16,000 | 1.3 |
| 2011 | 18,000 | 1 |
| 2010 | 17,000 | 0.66 |
| 2009 | 27,000 | 0.86 |
| 2008 | 26,000 | 0.86 |
| 2007 | 22,000 | 0.72 |
| 2006 | 31,000 | 0.98 |
| 2005 | 33,000 | 1.1 |
| 2004 | 36,000 | 1.1 |
| 2003 | 38,000 | 1.2 |
| 2002 | 39,000 | 1.1 |
| 2001 | 46,000 | 1.3 |
| 2000 | 60,000 | 1.6 |
| 1999 | 63,000 | 1.7 |
| 1998 | 66,000 | 1.5 |
| 1997 | 65,000 | 1.4 |
| 1996 | 95,000 | 2 |
| 1995 | 113,000 | 2.4 |
| 1994 | 144,000 | 3.1 |
| 1993 | 142,000 | 3.1 |
| 1992 | 141,000 | 3.1 |
| 1991 | 134,000 | 2.9 |
| 1990 | 134,000 | 2.7 |
| 1989 | 144,000 | 2.9 |
| 1988 | 141,000 | 2.8 |
| 1987 | 128,000 | 3.3 |
| 1986 | 127,000 | 2.6 |
| 1985 | 127,000 | 2.7 |
| 1984 | 118,000 | 2.4 |
| 1983 (Aug–Dec) | 77,000 | 1.5 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | EnQuest PLC |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | BP |
| Discovered | June 1974 (well 211/12-1) |
| First production | August 1983 |
| Water depth | 190 m |
| Region | Northern North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 127 |
Platforms and installations
Licences
The field lies in this current licence:
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Magnus South (1.5 km), Penguin West (3.1 km), West Don (8.4 km), Penguin East (9.5 km).
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.