Oil field · UK
Monan
Monan is an oil field in the central North Sea, operated by BP Exploration. It was discovered in 1990 and has produced since 1998. In July 2026 it produced about 380 barrels of oil and condensate and 0.024 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Monan has produced about 11.7 million barrels of oil and condensate and 706 million cubic metres of gas since September 1998.
Latest: 380 barrels a day in July 2026. Highest year: 1999, averaging 12,000 barrels a day. Highest month: November 1999.
Latest: 0.024 million cubic metres a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2000, averaging 0.36 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: January 1999.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | 640 | 0.044 |
| 2025 | 820 | 0.044 |
| 2024 | 470 | 0.024 |
| 2023 | 510 | 0.025 |
| 2022 | 37 | under 0.001 |
| 2021 | 150 | 0.016 |
| 2020 | 770 | 0.079 |
| 2019 | 1,200 | 0.094 |
| 2018 | 320 | 0.02 |
| 2017 | 670 | 0.048 |
| 2016 | 1,200 | 0.06 |
| 2015 | 970 | 0.061 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 290 | 0.008 |
| 2011 | 930 | 0.024 |
| 2010 | 1,800 | 0.089 |
| 2009 | 770 | 0.031 |
| 2008 | 2 | under 0.001 |
| 2007 | 4 | under 0.001 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 170 | 0.027 |
| 2004 | 670 | 0.09 |
| 2003 | 560 | 0.096 |
| 2002 | 730 | 0.12 |
| 2001 | 1,900 | 0.21 |
| 2000 | 3,400 | 0.36 |
| 1999 | 12,000 | 0.34 |
| 1998 (Sep–Dec) | 5,000 | 0.12 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | BP Exploration |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | BP |
| Discovered | December 1990 (well 22/20-2) |
| First production | September 1998 |
| Water depth | 93 m |
| Region | Central North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 3 |
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.