Gas field · UK
Ceres
Ceres is a gas field in the southern North Sea, operated by Spirit Energy. It was discovered in 1982 and has produced since 2010.
Production
Ceres has produced about 40,000 barrels of oil and condensate and 784 million cubic metres of gas since March 2010.
Latest: 0.046 million cubic metres a day in June 2026. Highest year: 2014, averaging 0.5 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: September 2014.
Latest: 3 barrels a day in June 2026. Highest year: 2016, averaging 31 barrels a day. Highest month: November 2015.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jun) | 6 | 0.054 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0.067 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0.028 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0.048 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0.06 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0.081 |
| 2020 | 11 | 0.11 |
| 2019 | 24 | 0.18 |
| 2018 | 6 | 0.037 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 31 | 0.14 |
| 2015 | 10 | 0.27 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0.34 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0.17 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0.066 |
| 2010 (Mar–Dec) | 0 | 0.032 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Gas field |
| Operator | Spirit Energy |
| Partners |
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| Original operator | Venture |
| Discovered | December 1982 (well 47/09b-4) |
| First production | March 2010 |
| Water depth | 37 m |
| Region | Southern North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 6 |
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 these 2 current licences:
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Eris (0.2 km), Mercury (0.5 km), Helvellyn (1.8 km), Apollo (7 km), Rough (7.2 km), Amethyst West (9.9 km).
- Wind farms within 40 km: Humber Gateway (28 km), Triton Knoll (31 km), Westermost Rough (32 km).
- Protected areas overlapping the field: Holderness Offshore MCZ - Secretary of State.
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.