Oil field · UK
Medwin
Medwin is an oil field in the central North Sea, operated by NEO NEXT+ Energy. It was discovered in 1979 and produced from 1994 to 2025. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 2.8 million barrels of oil and condensate and 44 million cubic metres of gas.
Production
Medwin produced about 2.8 million barrels of oil and condensate and 44 million cubic metres of gas between March 1994 and December 2025.
Latest: 140 barrels a day in December 2025. Highest year: 2006, averaging 1,900 barrels a day. Highest month: February 2006.
Latest: 0.004 million cubic metres a day in December 2025. Highest year: 2006, averaging 0.032 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: February 2006.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 47 | 0.001 |
| 2024 | 15 | under 0.001 |
| 2023 | 10 | under 0.001 |
| 2022 | 110 | 0.001 |
| 2021 | 100 | 0.001 |
| 2020 | 150 | 0.002 |
| 2019 | 110 | 0.002 |
| 2018 | 130 | 0.002 |
| 2017 | 130 | 0.003 |
| 2016 | 41 | under 0.001 |
| 2015 | 83 | 0.001 |
| 2014 | 61 | under 0.001 |
| 2013 | 120 | 0.002 |
| 2012 | 42 | under 0.001 |
| 2011 | 120 | 0.002 |
| 2010 | 220 | 0.004 |
| 2009 | 300 | 0.006 |
| 2008 | 310 | 0.008 |
| 2007 | 580 | 0.014 |
| 2006 | 1,900 | 0.032 |
| 2005 | 150 | 0.002 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | under 0.001 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 140 | under 0.001 |
| 1995 | 1,100 | 0.013 |
| 1994 (Mar–Dec) | 1,900 | 0.025 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | NEO NEXT+ Energy |
| Partners |
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| Original operator | BP |
| Discovered | May 1979 (well 30/17b-5) |
| First production | March 1994 |
| Water depth | 75 m |
| Region | Central North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 1 |
Platforms and installations
No platforms or production ships are recorded on the field or within 2 km of it.
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.