Oil field · UK
Montrose
Montrose is an oil field in the central North Sea, operated by NEO NEXT+ Energy. It was discovered in 1971 and has produced since 1976. In July 2026 it produced about 280 barrels of oil and condensate and 0.005 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Montrose has produced about 91.9 million barrels of oil and condensate and 1.8 billion cubic metres of gas since June 1976.
Latest: 280 barrels a day in July 2026. Highest year: 1979, averaging 28,000 barrels a day. Highest month: April 1979.
Latest: 0.005 million cubic metres a day in July 2026. Highest year: 1979, averaging 0.58 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: July 1980.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | 300 | 0.006 |
| 2025 | 320 | 0.007 |
| 2024 | 380 | 0.006 |
| 2023 | 340 | 0.004 |
| 2022 | 390 | 0.005 |
| 2021 | 270 | 0.003 |
| 2020 | 330 | 0.005 |
| 2019 | 290 | 0.006 |
| 2018 | 300 | 0.006 |
| 2017 | 87 | 0.001 |
| 2016 | 140 | 0.002 |
| 2015 | 150 | 0.003 |
| 2014 | 38 | under 0.001 |
| 2013 | 280 | 0.005 |
| 2012 | 500 | 0.011 |
| 2011 | 960 | 0.017 |
| 2010 | 370 | 0.008 |
| 2009 | 900 | 0.016 |
| 2008 | 690 | 0.014 |
| 2007 | 1,300 | 0.025 |
| 2006 | 1,400 | 0.031 |
| 2005 | 1,300 | 0.024 |
| 2004 | 800 | 0.014 |
| 2003 | 470 | 0.008 |
| 2002 | 330 | 0.009 |
| 2001 | 720 | 0.024 |
| 2000 | 810 | 0.016 |
| 1999 | 1,200 | 0.025 |
| 1998 | 1,300 | 0.025 |
| 1997 | 1,300 | 0.027 |
| 1996 | 1,900 | 0.041 |
| 1995 | 2,700 | 0.057 |
| 1994 | 3,600 | 0.085 |
| 1993 | 1,800 | 0.031 |
| 1992 | 2,500 | 0.042 |
| 1991 | 1,300 | 0.018 |
| 1990 | 1,200 | 0.019 |
| 1989 | 3,700 | 0.075 |
| 1988 | 9,800 | 0.18 |
| 1987 | 11,000 | 0.2 |
| 1986 | 13,000 | 0.23 |
| 1985 | 13,000 | 0.24 |
| 1984 | 16,000 | 0.3 |
| 1983 | 14,000 | 0.28 |
| 1982 | 18,000 | 0.36 |
| 1981 | 23,000 | 0.45 |
| 1980 | 24,000 | 0.52 |
| 1979 | 28,000 | 0.58 |
| 1978 | 25,000 | 0.52 |
| 1977 | 17,000 | 0.37 |
| 1976 (Jun–Dec) | 4,100 | 0.081 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | NEO NEXT+ Energy |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | Amoco |
| Discovered | November 1971 (well 22/18-2) |
| First production | June 1976 |
| Water depth | 91 m |
| Region | Central North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 39 |
Platforms and installations
Licences
The field lies in these 2 current licences:
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Godwin (0 km), Arbroath (0.2 km), Carnoustie (2.7 km), Wood (3.1 km), Cayley (5.7 km).
- Protected areas overlapping the field: East of Gannet and Montrose Fields NCMPA.
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.