Oil field · UK
Captain
Captain is an oil field in the central North Sea, operated by Ithaca Energy. It was discovered in 1977 and has produced since 1997. In July 2026 it produced about 27,000 barrels of oil and condensate a day.
Production
Captain has produced about 383 million barrels of oil and condensate and 2.2 billion cubic metres of gas since April 1997.
Latest: 27,000 barrels a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2004, averaging 66,000 barrels a day. Highest month: December 2001.
Latest: 0.17 million cubic metres a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2004, averaging 0.44 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: October 2003.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | 23,000 | 0.14 |
| 2025 | 20,000 | 0.12 |
| 2024 | 16,000 | 0.11 |
| 2023 | 18,000 | 0.11 |
| 2022 | 22,000 | 0.12 |
| 2021 | 20,000 | 0.13 |
| 2020 | 26,000 | 0.15 |
| 2019 | 28,000 | 0.17 |
| 2018 | 26,000 | 0.15 |
| 2017 | 29,000 | 0.22 |
| 2016 | 24,000 | 0.12 |
| 2015 | 26,000 | 0.14 |
| 2014 | 21,000 | 0.15 |
| 2013 | 29,000 | 0.2 |
| 2012 | 31,000 | 0.23 |
| 2011 | 35,000 | 0.22 |
| 2010 | 37,000 | 0.19 |
| 2009 | 36,000 | 0.19 |
| 2008 | 43,000 | 0.29 |
| 2007 | 51,000 | 0.34 |
| 2006 | 43,000 | 0.25 |
| 2005 | 49,000 | 0.31 |
| 2004 | 66,000 | 0.44 |
| 2003 | 55,000 | 0.3 |
| 2002 | 57,000 | 0.29 |
| 2001 | 57,000 | 0.3 |
| 2000 | 45,000 | 0.2 |
| 1999 | 46,000 | 0.19 |
| 1998 | 52,000 | 0.2 |
| 1997 (Apr–Dec) | 36,000 | 0.17 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | Ithaca Energy |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | Texaco |
| Discovered | May 1977 (well 13/22-1) |
| First production | March 1997 |
| Water depth | 106 m |
| Region | Central North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 255 |
Platforms and installations
Licences
The field lies in this current licence:
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.