Gas field · UK
Leman South
Leman South is a gas field in the southern North Sea, operated by Perenco Oil & Gas. It was discovered in 1968 and has produced since 2012. In July 2026 it produced about under 0.001 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Leman South has produced about 21,000 barrels of oil and condensate and 1.5 billion cubic metres of gas since September 2013. The NSTA's monthly records for the field begin in September 2013, but it started producing in September 2012, so earlier output isn't included.
Latest: under 0.001 million cubic metres a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2015, averaging 1.1 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: March 2015.
Latest: 0 barrels a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2017, averaging 13 barrels a day. Highest month: August 2021.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | 0 | 0.024 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0.06 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0.075 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0.11 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0.12 |
| 2021 | 13 | 0.15 |
| 2020 | 9 | 0.22 |
| 2019 | 10 | 0.28 |
| 2018 | 7 | 0.25 |
| 2017 | 13 | 0.39 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0.69 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1.1 |
| 2014 | under 1 | 0.53 |
| 2013 (Sep–Dec) | under 1 | 0.61 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Gas field |
| Operator | Perenco Oil & Gas |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | Perenco |
| Discovered | April 1968 (well 53/02-2) |
| First production | September 2012 |
| Water depth | 36 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 this current licence:
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Leman (0.3 km), Camelot North East (2.9 km), Arthur (7 km), Camelot Central South (7.3 km), Camelot North (7.9 km).
- Protected areas overlapping the field: North Norfolk Sandbanks and Saturn Reef 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.