Gas condensate field · UK
Cayley
Cayley is a gas condensate field in the central North Sea, operated by NEO NEXT+ Energy. It was discovered in 2007 and has produced since 2017. In July 2026 it produced about 410 barrels of oil and condensate and 0.33 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Cayley has produced about 3.9 million barrels of oil and condensate and 2.4 billion cubic metres of gas since June 2017.
Latest: 0.33 million cubic metres a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2018, averaging 1.5 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: September 2017.
Latest: 410 barrels a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2018, averaging 2,800 barrels a day. Highest month: September 2017.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | 480 | 0.39 |
| 2025 | 470 | 0.39 |
| 2024 | 480 | 0.47 |
| 2023 | 630 | 0.6 |
| 2022 | 790 | 0.62 |
| 2021 | 760 | 0.55 |
| 2020 | 840 | 0.62 |
| 2019 | 1,400 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2,800 | 1.5 |
| 2017 (Jun–Dec) | 3,500 | 1.3 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Gas condensate field |
| Operator | NEO NEXT+ Energy |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | Talisman |
| Discovered | November 2007 (well 22/17-3) |
| First production | March 2017 |
| Water depth | 97 m |
| Region | Central North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 5 |
Platforms and installations
No platforms or production ships are recorded on the field or within 2 km of it. It is probably produced through wells on the seabed, piped to a platform elsewhere.
Licences
The field lies in this current licence:
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Godwin (2.4 km), Arbroath (3 km), Montrose (5.7 km), Carnoustie (6.5 km), Gannet D (9.9 km).
- Protected areas overlapping the field: East of Gannet and Montrose Fields NCMPA.
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.