Gas field · UK
Newsham
Newsham is a gas field in the southern North Sea, operated by Perenco Oil & Gas. It was discovered in 1989 and has produced since 1996. In July 2026 it produced about 0.057 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Newsham has produced about 20,000 barrels of oil and condensate and 1.1 billion cubic metres of gas since June 1996.
Latest: 0.057 million cubic metres a day in July 2026. Highest year: 1997, averaging 0.35 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: November 1996.
Latest: under 1 barrels a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2008, averaging 7 barrels a day. Highest month: January 2008.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | under 1 | 0.051 |
| 2025 | under 1 | 0.041 |
| 2024 | under 1 | 0.054 |
| 2023 | under 1 | 0.065 |
| 2022 | under 1 | 0.069 |
| 2021 | under 1 | 0.061 |
| 2020 | under 1 | 0.078 |
| 2019 | under 1 | 0.026 |
| 2018 | under 1 | 0.041 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0.072 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0.088 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0.07 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0.11 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0.027 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0.03 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0.049 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0.047 |
| 2009 | 3 | 0.05 |
| 2008 | 7 | 0.11 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0.044 |
| 2006 | 4 | 0.078 |
| 2005 | 4 | 0.1 |
| 2004 | 5 | 0.11 |
| 2003 | 4 | 0.094 |
| 2002 | 5 | 0.097 |
| 2001 | under 1 | 0.12 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0.16 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0.19 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0.26 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0.35 |
| 1996 (Jun–Dec) | 3 | 0.32 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Gas field |
| Operator | Perenco Oil & Gas |
| Licensee |
|
| Original operator | BP |
| Discovered | October 1989 (well 48/07a-9) |
| First production | September 1996 |
| Water depth | 29 m |
| Region | Southern North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 5 |
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 these 2 current licences:
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: West Sole (1 km), Hoton (2.6 km), Seven Seas (4.4 km), Hyde (8.1 km), Barque (10 km).
- Wind farms within 40 km: Hornsea Two (35 km), Triton Knoll (36 km).
- Protected areas overlapping the field: Southern North Sea SAC.
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.