Oil field · UK
Athena
Athena is an oil field in the central North Sea, operated by Ithaca Energy. It was discovered in 1991 and produced from 2012 to 2016. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 8.3 million barrels of oil and condensate.
Production
Athena produced about 8.3 million barrels of oil and condensate and 48.5 million cubic metres of gas between May 2012 and January 2016.
Latest: 410 barrels a day in January 2016. Highest year: 2013, averaging 8,300 barrels a day. Highest month: November 2012.
Latest: 0.001 million cubic metres a day in January 2016. Highest year: 2013, averaging 0.049 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: July 2013.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 (Jan) | 410 | 0.001 |
| 2015 | 3,900 | 0.02 |
| 2014 | 4,600 | 0.04 |
| 2013 | 8,300 | 0.049 |
| 2012 (May–Dec) | 8,700 | 0.035 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | Ithaca Energy |
| Partners |
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| Original operator | Ithaca |
| Discovered | March 1991 (well 14/18b-7Z) |
| First production | May 2012 |
| Water depth | 132 m |
| Region | Central North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 12 |
Platforms and installations
No platforms or production ships are recorded on the field or within 2 km of it.
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.