Gas field · UK
Breagh
Breagh is a gas field in the southern North Sea, operated by INEOS Industries. It was discovered in 1997 and has produced since 2013. In July 2026 it produced about 1.3 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Breagh has produced about 780,000 barrels of oil and condensate and 7.2 billion cubic metres of gas since October 2013.
Latest: 1.3 million cubic metres a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2015, averaging 3 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: November 2014.
Latest: 120 barrels a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2015, averaging 380 barrels a day. Highest month: January 2015.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | 120 | 1.4 |
| 2025 | 150 | 1.6 |
| 2024 | 93 | 1.1 |
| 2023 | 85 | 0.86 |
| 2022 | 77 | 0.83 |
| 2021 | 97 | 1.1 |
| 2020 | 84 | 0.82 |
| 2019 | 170 | 1.6 |
| 2018 | 200 | 1.8 |
| 2017 | 190 | 1.7 |
| 2016 | 250 | 2.1 |
| 2015 | 380 | 3 |
| 2014 | 290 | 2.3 |
| 2013 (Oct–Dec) | 21 | 0.34 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Gas field |
| Operator | INEOS Industries |
| Licensee |
|
| Original operator | RWE |
| Discovered | August 1997 (well 42/13-2) |
| First production | October 2013 |
| Water depth | 65 m |
| Region | Southern North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 24 |
Platforms and installations
Licences
The field lies in these 2 current licences:
Nearby
- Protected areas overlapping the field: Southern North Sea SAC.
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.