Oil field · UK
Saxon
Saxon is an oil field in the central North Sea, operated by Dana Petroleum Limited. It was discovered in 2005 and has produced since 2007.
Production
Saxon has produced about 5.8 million barrels of oil and condensate and 93.1 million cubic metres of gas since November 2007.
Latest: 27 barrels a day in May 2026. Highest year: 2009, averaging 2,900 barrels a day. Highest month: July 2010.
Latest: under 0.001 million cubic metres a day in May 2026. Highest year: 2008, averaging 0.066 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: May 2008.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–May) | 6 | under 0.001 |
| 2025 | 13 | under 0.001 |
| 2024 | 280 | 0.003 |
| 2023 | 430 | 0.005 |
| 2022 | 310 | 0.002 |
| 2021 | 230 | 0.007 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 37 | under 0.001 |
| 2018 | 140 | 0.002 |
| 2017 | 540 | 0.008 |
| 2016 | 1,100 | 0.017 |
| 2015 | 1,000 | 0.01 |
| 2014 | 520 | 0.006 |
| 2013 | 650 | 0.01 |
| 2012 | 1,000 | 0.011 |
| 2011 | 1,400 | 0.017 |
| 2010 | 2,600 | 0.037 |
| 2009 | 2,900 | 0.033 |
| 2008 | 2,300 | 0.066 |
| 2007 (Nov–Dec) | 3,300 | 0.13 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | Dana Petroleum Limited |
| Licensee |
|
| Original operator | Petro-Canada |
| Discovered | January 2005 (well 21/23b-7) |
| First production | November 2007 |
| Water depth | 86 m |
| Region | Central North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 10 |
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.