Oil field · UK
Schiehallion
Schiehallion is an oil field west of Shetland, operated by BP Exploration. It was discovered in 1993 and has produced since 1998. In July 2026 it produced about 760 barrels of oil and condensate a day.
Production
Schiehallion has produced about 499 million barrels of oil and condensate and 6.3 billion cubic metres of gas since July 1998.
Latest: 760 barrels a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2003, averaging 100,000 barrels a day. Highest month: December 2002.
Latest: 0.004 million cubic metres a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2000, averaging 1.5 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: October 2000.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | 26,000 | 0.39 |
| 2025 | 51,000 | 0.66 |
| 2024 | 40,000 | 0.45 |
| 2023 | 44,000 | 0.72 |
| 2022 | 46,000 | 0.7 |
| 2021 | 44,000 | 0.58 |
| 2020 | 57,000 | 0.84 |
| 2019 | 68,000 | 1.1 |
| 2018 | 80,000 | 1.3 |
| 2017 | 27,000 | 0.37 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1,600 | 0.032 |
| 2012 | 43,000 | 0.42 |
| 2011 | 14,000 | 0.14 |
| 2010 | 20,000 | 0.2 |
| 2009 | 16,000 | 0.13 |
| 2008 | 41,000 | 0.34 |
| 2007 | 47,000 | 0.44 |
| 2006 | 64,000 | 0.57 |
| 2005 | 66,000 | 0.66 |
| 2004 | 92,000 | 0.92 |
| 2003 | 100,000 | 0.99 |
| 2002 | 99,000 | 1.2 |
| 2001 | 92,000 | 1.4 |
| 2000 | 97,000 | 1.5 |
| 1999 | 80,000 | 1.1 |
| 1998 (Jul–Dec) | 42,000 | 0.42 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | BP Exploration |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | BP |
| Discovered | October 1993 (well 204/20-1) |
| First production | July 1998 |
| Water depth | 375 m |
| Region | West of Shetland |
| Wells inside the outline | 90 |
Platforms and installations
Licences
The field lies in these 3 current licences:
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.