Gas field · UK
Cleeton
Cleeton is a gas field in the southern North Sea, operated by Perenco Oil & Gas. It was discovered in 1983 and has produced since 1988.
Production
Cleeton has produced about 462,000 barrels of oil and condensate and 8.9 billion cubic metres of gas since April 1990. The NSTA's monthly records for the field begin in April 1990, but it started producing in October 1988, so earlier output isn't included.
Latest: 0.011 million cubic metres a day in May 2026. Highest year: 1996, averaging 4.3 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: March 1996.
Latest: under 1 barrels a day in May 2026. Highest year: 1993, averaging 150 barrels a day. Highest month: April 1990.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–May) | 1 | 0.046 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0.078 |
| 2024 | 22 | 0.12 |
| 2023 | 19 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 11 | 0.06 |
| 2021 | 34 | 0.18 |
| 2020 | 26 | 0.14 |
| 2019 | 15 | 0.076 |
| 2018 | 6 | 0.03 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0.016 |
| 2016 | under 1 | under 0.001 |
| 2015 | 8 | 0.044 |
| 2014 | 8 | 0.045 |
| 2013 | 27 | 0.14 |
| 2012 | 20 | 0.1 |
| 2011 | 7 | 0.033 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | under 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 1.3 |
| 1997 | 68 | 4 |
| 1996 | 110 | 4.3 |
| 1995 | 120 | 2.7 |
| 1994 | 130 | 2.5 |
| 1993 | 150 | 2.4 |
| 1992 | 130 | 1.8 |
| 1991 | 130 | 1.7 |
| 1990 (Apr–Dec) | 270 | 3.3 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Gas field |
| Operator | Perenco Oil & Gas |
| Licensee |
|
| Original operator | BP |
| Discovered | April 1983 (well 42/29-2) |
| First production | October 1988 |
| Water depth | 50 m |
| Region | Southern North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 12 |
Platforms and installations
Licences
The field lies in this current licence:
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Neptune (0.5 km), Ravenspurn South (3.2 km), Whittle (6.8 km), Ravenspurn North (7.6 km), Minerva (8.7 km).
- 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.