# EnQuest cuts 2026 production guidance after Magnus field outage, shares fall 5%

EnQuest narrowed its 2026 output guidance to 41,000-43,000 boepd after a five-week Magnus field outage, sending shares down 4.9% to 26p.

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EnQuest, a UK-based North Sea oil producer, cut the top end of its 2026 production guidance from 45,000 to 43,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd), narrowing its full-year output target to 41,000-43,000 boepd. [^1]

BP announced on July 31 that it had launched a process to sell its UK North Sea business. [^2]

EnQuest CEO Amjad Bseisu told CNBC on 2026-07-?? that EnQuest is interested in buying BP's oil and gas interests in the North Sea. [^3]

After the guidance cut, EnQuest's share price fell 4.9% to 26 pence (p), having opened at 26.75p and touched an intraday low of 25.25p, its weakest level since the stock's 52-week low of 9.72p set earlier in 2026, before recovering slightly; the 52-week high is 27.95p. [^4]

EnQuest blamed the production guidance cut on a five-week outage at its Magnus field, which it said was triggered by disruption to third-party infrastructure. [^5]

BP has operated in the North Sea for about 60 years, and a sale would mark a major retreat from the basin. [^6]

Bseisu said the UK now imports about half of its energy, which has pushed costs higher, and urged the government to support development of the country's oil and gas resources. [^7]

EnQuest reported adjusted pretax profit of $54.6 million for the first half of 2026. [^8]

## What this stands on

1. EnQuest, a UK-based North Sea oil producer, cut the top end of its 2026 production guidance from 45,000 to 43,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd), narrowing its full-year output target to 41,000-43,000 boepd. (Investing.com, News)
2. BP announced on July 31 that it had launched a process to sell its UK North Sea business. (CNBC, News)
3. EnQuest CEO Amjad Bseisu told CNBC on 2026-07-?? that EnQuest is interested in buying BP's oil and gas interests in the North Sea. (CNBC, News)
4. After the guidance cut, EnQuest's share price fell 4.9% to 26 pence (p), having opened at 26.75p and touched an intraday low of 25.25p, its weakest level since the stock's 52-week low of 9.72p set earlier in 2026, before recovering slightly; the 52-week high is 27.95p. (Investing.com, News)
5. EnQuest blamed the production guidance cut on a five-week outage at its Magnus field, which it said was triggered by disruption to third-party infrastructure. (Investing.com, News)
6. BP has operated in the North Sea for about 60 years, and a sale would mark a major retreat from the basin. (CNBC, News)
7. Bseisu said the UK now imports about half of its energy, which has pushed costs higher, and urged the government to support development of the country's oil and gas resources. (CNBC, News)
8. EnQuest reported adjusted pretax profit of $54.6 million for the first half of 2026. (Investing.com, News)

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