Gas field · UK
Cygnus
Cygnus is a gas field in the southern North Sea, operated by Ithaca Energy. It was discovered in 1988 and has produced since 2016. In July 2026 it produced about 4.3 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Cygnus has produced about 1.3 million barrels of oil and condensate and 20.9 billion cubic metres of gas since December 2016.
Latest: 4.3 million cubic metres a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2020, averaging 7.2 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: April 2018.
Latest: 270 barrels a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2018, averaging 460 barrels a day. Highest month: April 2018.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | 270 | 4.1 |
| 2025 | 260 | 4.2 |
| 2024 | 320 | 5.3 |
| 2023 | 380 | 6 |
| 2022 | 390 | 6.2 |
| 2021 | 350 | 5.9 |
| 2020 | 430 | 7.2 |
| 2019 | 440 | 7.1 |
| 2018 | 460 | 6.8 |
| 2017 | 450 | 6.1 |
| 2016 (Dec) | 100 | 1.4 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Gas field |
| Operator | Ithaca Energy |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | GDF |
| Discovered | October 1988 (well 44/12-1) |
| First production | December 2016 |
| Water depth | 20 m |
| Region | Southern North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 31 |
Platforms and installations
Licences
The field lies in these 2 current licences:
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Hawksley (3.2 km), Tyne North (6.5 km), Gordon (7.1 km), Munro (8.9 km), Tyne South (9.1 km).
- Wind farms within 40 km: Dogger Bank A (21 km).
- Protected areas overlapping the field: Dogger Bank SAC, 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.