Gas field · UK
Douglas
Douglas is a gas field in the Irish Sea, operated by ENI UK Limited. It was discovered in 1990 and produced from 1996 to 2024. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 104 million barrels of oil and condensate.
Production
Douglas produced about 104 million barrels of oil and condensate and 821 million cubic metres of gas between January 1996 and December 2024.
Latest: under 0.001 million cubic metres a day in December 2024. Highest year: 2001, averaging 0.2 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: May 2000.
Latest: 20 barrels a day in December 2024. Highest year: 1997, averaging 35,000 barrels a day. Highest month: May 1997.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,300 | 0.011 |
| 2023 | 2,700 | 0.043 |
| 2022 | 3,000 | 0.078 |
| 2021 | 2,400 | 0.088 |
| 2020 | 2,900 | 0.071 |
| 2019 | 2,900 | 0.056 |
| 2018 | 2,600 | 0.034 |
| 2017 | 3,000 | 0.042 |
| 2016 | 3,300 | 0.054 |
| 2015 | 4,800 | 0.14 |
| 2014 | 4,600 | 0.11 |
| 2013 | 4,400 | 0.061 |
| 2012 | 6,000 | 0.073 |
| 2011 | 7,000 | 0.077 |
| 2010 | 8,300 | 0.085 |
| 2009 | 9,400 | 0.037 |
| 2008 | 7,400 | 0.01 |
| 2007 | 7,400 | 0.022 |
| 2006 | 7,400 | 0.05 |
| 2005 | 8,700 | 0.044 |
| 2004 | 11,000 | 0.066 |
| 2003 | 14,000 | 0.089 |
| 2002 | 20,000 | 0.14 |
| 2001 | 24,000 | 0.2 |
| 2000 | 17,000 | 0.14 |
| 1999 | 20,000 | 0.088 |
| 1998 | 29,000 | 0.12 |
| 1997 | 35,000 | 0.14 |
| 1996 | 17,000 | 0.075 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Gas field |
| Operator | ENI UK Limited |
| Licensee |
|
| Original operator | Hamilton |
| Discovered | November 1990 (well 110/13-2) |
| First production | January 1996 |
| Water depth | 33 m |
| Region | Irish Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 38 |
Platforms and installations
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Douglas West (0.3 km), Hamilton (5.9 km), Conwy (8.1 km), Hamilton North (9.6 km).
- Wind farms within 40 km: Gwynt y Mor (6 km), Burbo Bank Extension (19 km), Burbo Bank (24 km).
- Protected areas overlapping the field: Liverpool Bay / Bae Lerpwl SPA.
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.