Oil field · UK
West Brae
West Brae is an oil field in the northern North Sea, operated by TAQA Europa B.V.. It was discovered in 1975 and has produced since 1997. In July 2026 it produced about 2,800 barrels of oil and condensate and 0.066 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
West Brae has produced about 123 million barrels of oil and condensate and 1.1 billion cubic metres of gas since October 1997.
Latest: 2,800 barrels a day in July 2026. Highest year: 1998, averaging 31,000 barrels a day. Highest month: February 2000.
Latest: 0.066 million cubic metres a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2000, averaging 0.24 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: July 2000.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | 3,600 | 0.089 |
| 2025 | 3,700 | 0.073 |
| 2024 | 4,500 | 0.12 |
| 2023 | 4,600 | 0.098 |
| 2022 | 4,000 | 0.078 |
| 2021 | 5,100 | 0.11 |
| 2020 | 5,600 | 0.064 |
| 2019 | 4,700 | 0.065 |
| 2018 | 6,000 | 0.033 |
| 2017 | 6,100 | 0.033 |
| 2016 | 5,200 | 0.017 |
| 2015 | 8,100 | 0.036 |
| 2014 | 5,900 | 0.057 |
| 2013 | 7,500 | 0.051 |
| 2012 | 9,300 | 0.05 |
| 2011 | 12,000 | 0.051 |
| 2010 | 8,400 | 0.072 |
| 2009 | 9,600 | 0.058 |
| 2008 | 9,100 | 0.032 |
| 2007 | 12,000 | 0.076 |
| 2006 | 13,000 | 0.14 |
| 2005 | 17,000 | 0.12 |
| 2004 | 14,000 | 0.15 |
| 2003 | 17,000 | 0.15 |
| 2002 | 22,000 | 0.21 |
| 2001 | 27,000 | 0.21 |
| 2000 | 31,000 | 0.24 |
| 1999 | 29,000 | 0.22 |
| 1998 | 31,000 | 0.23 |
| 1997 (Oct–Dec) | 12,000 | 0.14 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | TAQA Europa B.V. |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | Marathon |
| Discovered | August 1975 (well 16/07-2) |
| First production | October 1997 |
| Water depth | 108 m |
| Region | Northern North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 13 |
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
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.
West Brae's production adds up the NSTA's reports for Sedgwick, West Brae.