Oil field · UK
Seagull
Seagull is an oil field in the central North Sea, operated by BP Exploration. It was discovered in 1992 and has produced since 2023. In July 2026 it produced about 23,000 barrels of oil and condensate and 0.83 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Seagull has produced about 20.8 million barrels of oil and condensate and 842 million cubic metres of gas since October 2023.
Latest: 23,000 barrels a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2025, averaging 21,000 barrels a day. Highest month: February 2026.
Latest: 0.83 million cubic metres a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2025, averaging 0.88 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: December 2024.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | 23,000 | 0.76 |
| 2025 | 21,000 | 0.88 |
| 2024 | 20,000 | 0.88 |
| 2023 (Oct–Dec) | 9,200 | 0.41 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | BP Exploration |
| Partners |
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| Discovered | April 1992 (well 22/29-2Z) |
| First production | October 2023 |
| Region | Central North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 11 |
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
- Fields within 10 km: Egret (3.3 km), Heron (3.9 km), Marnock-Skua (5.1 km), Madoes (8.8 km).
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.