Offshore Data Atlas

Oil field · UK

Carnoustie

Carnoustie is an oil field in the central North Sea, operated by NEO NEXT+ Energy. It was discovered in 1980 and has produced since 2005. In July 2026 it produced about 24 barrels of oil and condensate and under 0.001 million cubic metres of gas a day.

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Production

Carnoustie has produced about 333,000 barrels of oil and condensate and 11 million cubic metres of gas since December 2005.

Oil and condensate, barrels a day, by month
Carnoustie: oil and condensate production by month, December 2005 to July 202605001k1.5k2010201520202025

Latest: 24 barrels a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2013, averaging 250 barrels a day. Highest month: April 2013.

Gas, million cubic metres a day, by month
Carnoustie: gas production by month, December 2005 to July 202600.050.10.152010201520202025

Latest: under 0.001 million cubic metres a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2013, averaging 0.017 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: April 2013.

Average production by year

YearOil and condensate, barrels a dayGas, million m³ a day
2026 (Jan–Jul)27under 0.001
202525under 0.001
202418under 0.001
20237under 0.001
20229under 0.001
20218under 0.001
202022under 0.001
201942under 0.001
201827under 0.001
201715under 0.001
201631under 0.001
201520under 0.001
201400
20132500.017
201223under 0.001
201136under 0.001
201036under 0.001
2009620.001
2008550.001
2007740.002
20061000.002
2005 (Dec)3600.006

Field details

StatusProducing
TypeOil field
OperatorNEO NEXT+ Energy
Partners
  • NEO NEXT + Energy Delta Limited 58%
  • Ithaca MA Limited 41%
  • NEO NEXT + Energy Resources UK Limited 0%
Original operatorAmoco
DiscoveredApril 1980 (well 22/17-T2)
First productionFebruary 2005
Water depth94 m
RegionCentral North Sea
Wells inside the outline34

Platforms and installations

ArbroathPlatform · Active · Repsol Resources UK

Licences

The field lies in this current licence:

P291Ithaca Energy, NEO NEXT+ Energy

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.