Oil field · UK
Golden Eagle
Golden Eagle is an oil field in the central North Sea, operated by CNOOC International. It was discovered in 2006 and has produced since 2014. In July 2026 it produced about 570 barrels of oil and condensate a day.
Production
Golden Eagle has produced about 131 million barrels of oil and condensate and 774 million cubic metres of gas since November 2014.
Latest: 570 barrels a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2017, averaging 62,000 barrels a day. Highest month: August 2017.
Latest: 0.004 million cubic metres a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2017, averaging 0.36 million cubic metres 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) | 7,100 | 0.048 |
| 2025 | 9,300 | 0.054 |
| 2024 | 11,000 | 0.069 |
| 2023 | 14,000 | 0.081 |
| 2022 | 22,000 | 0.13 |
| 2021 | 35,000 | 0.21 |
| 2020 | 26,000 | 0.16 |
| 2019 | 29,000 | 0.17 |
| 2018 | 40,000 | 0.24 |
| 2017 | 62,000 | 0.36 |
| 2016 | 57,000 | 0.34 |
| 2015 | 45,000 | 0.27 |
| 2014 (Nov–Dec) | 13,000 | 0.057 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | CNOOC International |
| Partners |
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| Original operator | Nexen |
| Discovered | December 2006 (well 20/01-6) |
| First production | November 2014 |
| Water depth | 112 m |
| Region | Central North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 42 |
Platforms and installations
Licences
The field lies in these 2 current licences:
Nearby
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.