Dunbar field
Dunbar is a UK oil field in the NNS area of the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS). It first produced in Dec 1994 and peaked at 98 kboe/d in Apr 1997. To Jul 2026 it had produced 296 million barrels of oil equivalent.
| Area | NNS |
|---|---|
| Field type | Oil |
| Operator (latest) | NEO Next+ Energy |
| Discovered | 1973 |
| First production | Dec 1994 |
| Peak | 98 kboe/d in Apr 1997 |
| Produced to date | 296 million boe (174 million bbl liquids, 705 bcf gas) |
| Status | producing (latest NSTA month Jul 2026, provisional) |
| Rank | number 34 of the UK fields on this site by output to date |
Production by year
| Year | Average kboe/d | Million boe |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 1.4 | 0.5 |
| 1995 | 57 | 20.8 |
| 1996 | 76 | 28.0 |
| 1997 | 78 | 28.5 |
| 1998 | 65 | 23.8 |
| 1999 | 60 | 21.9 |
| 2000 | 56 | 20.4 |
| 2001 | 52 | 19.1 |
| 2002 | 60 | 21.9 |
| 2003 | 47 | 17.1 |
| 2004 | 36 | 13.3 |
| 2005 | 27 | 9.8 |
| 2006 | 26 | 9.5 |
| 2007 | 23 | 8.4 |
| 2008 | 15 | 5.6 |
| 2009 | 13 | 4.9 |
| 2010 | 14 | 5.0 |
| 2011 | 12 | 4.3 |
| 2012 | 9.1 | 3.3 |
| 2013 | 11 | 3.9 |
| 2014 | 9.7 | 3.5 |
| 2015 | 8.9 | 3.2 |
| 2016 | 8.4 | 3.1 |
| 2017 | 6.2 | 2.2 |
| 2018 | 5.7 | 2.1 |
| 2019 | 5.8 | 2.1 |
| 2020 | 4.0 | 1.5 |
| 2021 | 3.6 | 1.3 |
| 2022 | 3.9 | 1.4 |
| 2023 | 3.1 | 1.1 |
| 2024 | 3.4 | 1.2 |
| 2025 | 4.2 | 1.5 |
| 2026 | 6.6 | 1.4 |
Source: NSTA PPRS field production (oil + condensate + gas at 5.8 Mscf/boe). The latest year is partial and the latest month provisional.