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Data layer · est. 2023

Oil & gas production in United Kingdom: emitters, CO2 & carbon value

10 tracked facilities, ≈14,818,050 t CO2/yr combined — here are the largest, what that CO2 is worth at current prices, and the sector's reduction pathway. Full sector pathway: decarbonizing oil & gas production.

The numbers

Oil & gas production in United Kingdom at a glance

MetricValueNote
Facilities tracked10with CO2 estimates
Total est. CO214,818,050 t/yrClimate TRACE 2023
Average per facility1,481,805 t/yr
Gross value (full price)€1,186M/yrall tracked CO2 × €80.01/t EUA — before free allocation / EU-bound share

Carbon pricing here: Carbon Price Support adds £18/t for power generators on top of UK ETS. Current benchmark: £55.0/t (mid-2025 level). Full country page: carbon price in United Kingdom.

Largest emitters

Top 10 oil & gas production CO2 emitters in United Kingdom

#FacilityOwnert CO2/yr (est. 2023)Indicative value
1United Kingdom_Central Graben_Conventional shelfRigel Petroleum (NI) Ltd5,117,553€409.5M
2United Kingdom_Northern North Sea_Conventional shelfTotalEnergies E&P North Sea UK Ltd3,618,129€289.5M
3United Kingdom_Southern North Sea - Anglo-Dutch_Conventional shelf1,801,996€144.2M
4United Kingdom_Moray Firth_Conventional shelfBritannia Operator Ltd1,643,247€131.5M
5United Kingdom_West Shetland_Conventional shelfPrax Hurricane Gla Ltd1,138,368€91.1M
6United Kingdom_Moray Firth_Heavy oil420,512€33.6M
7United Kingdom_East Shetland Platform_Heavy oil413,459€33.1M
8United Kingdom_East Irish Sea_Conventional shelfHarbour Energy PLC351,186€28.1M
9United Kingdom_West Shetland_DeepwaterBP P.L.C.216,344€17.3M
10United Kingdom_Wessex_Conventional shelf97,256€7.8M

Climate TRACE satellite estimates via IndustryAtlas — modelled, not verified; some entries aggregate clusters. Corrections welcome.

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FAQ

Questions

How many oil & gas production facilities does United Kingdom have with tracked emissions?
10 facilities carry satellite-based CO2 estimates in our dataset (Climate TRACE 2023), totalling ≈14,818,050 t CO2/yr.
What is the largest oil & gas production emitter in United Kingdom?
United Kingdom_Central Graben_Conventional shelf — ≈5,117,553 t CO2/yr (est. 2023). Estimates are modelled, not verified declarations.
What would this CO2 cost at the EU price?
The gross full-price value is ≈€1,186M/yr (all tracked CO2 × €80.01/t EUA). Actual EU ETS cost is lower — free allocation still covers most industrial emissions, phasing out 2026→2034.
How this page is built: heat-loss figures follow ASTM C680 / ISO 12241 (the method behind our public calculators); facility emissions from Climate TRACE & EU ETS verified data across 30,000+ industrial sites; the 2026–2034 schedule is Regulation (EU) 2023/956, not a forecast. Published by Inzonex Research. Spotted an error? Tell us — we correct on evidence.
Source: Inzonex Carbon Hub — inzonex.co.uk/carbon · prices dated as shown on each figure · schedule per Regulation (EU) 2023/956 · indicative analytics, not compliance advice.