Alba field
Alba is a UK oil field in the CNS area of the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS). It first produced in Jan 1994 and peaked at 110 kboe/d in Oct 1997. To May 2026 it had produced 466 million barrels of oil equivalent.
| Area | CNS |
|---|---|
| Field type | Oil |
| Operator (latest) | Ithaca Energy |
| Discovered | 1984 |
| First production | Jan 1994 |
| Peak | 110 kboe/d in Oct 1997 |
| Produced to date | 466 million boe (443 million bbl liquids, 131 bcf gas) |
| Status | producing (latest NSTA month Jul 2026, provisional) |
| Rank | number 23 of the UK fields on this site by output to date |
Production by year
| Year | Average kboe/d | Million boe |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 44 | 16.1 |
| 1995 | 72 | 26.4 |
| 1996 | 73 | 26.7 |
| 1997 | 95 | 34.7 |
| 1998 | 84 | 30.8 |
| 1999 | 77 | 28.0 |
| 2000 | 81 | 29.7 |
| 2001 | 83 | 30.3 |
| 2002 | 64 | 23.4 |
| 2003 | 87 | 31.7 |
| 2004 | 70 | 25.7 |
| 2005 | 61 | 22.2 |
| 2006 | 54 | 19.8 |
| 2007 | 44 | 16.1 |
| 2008 | 36 | 13.3 |
| 2009 | 34 | 12.5 |
| 2010 | 30 | 11.0 |
| 2011 | 27 | 9.7 |
| 2012 | 24 | 8.8 |
| 2013 | 18 | 6.5 |
| 2014 | 17 | 6.3 |
| 2015 | 13 | 4.8 |
| 2016 | 16 | 5.8 |
| 2017 | 14 | 5.1 |
| 2018 | 13 | 4.6 |
| 2019 | 11 | 3.9 |
| 2020 | 8.4 | 3.1 |
| 2021 | 7.6 | 2.8 |
| 2022 | 5.2 | 1.9 |
| 2023 | 3.4 | 1.2 |
| 2024 | 4.2 | 1.5 |
| 2025 | 3.6 | 1.3 |
| 2026 | 1.2 | 0.3 |
Source: NSTA PPRS field production (oil + condensate + gas at 5.8 Mscf/boe). The latest year is partial and the latest month provisional.