Oil field · UK
Leven
Leven is an oil field in the central North Sea, operated by NEO NEXT+ Energy. It was discovered in 1983 and produced from 1992 to 2025. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 9.1 million barrels of oil and condensate and 147 million cubic metres of gas.
Production
Leven produced about 9.1 million barrels of oil and condensate and 147 million cubic metres of gas between January 1993 and November 2025.
Latest: 27 barrels a day in November 2025. Highest year: 1993, averaging 3,500 barrels a day. Highest month: March 1993.
Latest: under 0.001 million cubic metres a day in November 2025. Highest year: 2001, averaging 0.05 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: January 1993.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 (Jan–Nov) | 4 | under 0.001 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5 | under 0.001 |
| 2021 | 11 | under 0.001 |
| 2020 | 40 | under 0.001 |
| 2019 | 100 | 0.002 |
| 2018 | 75 | 0.001 |
| 2017 | 36 | under 0.001 |
| 2016 | 22 | under 0.001 |
| 2015 | 35 | under 0.001 |
| 2014 | 65 | under 0.001 |
| 2013 | 100 | 0.002 |
| 2012 | 31 | under 0.001 |
| 2011 | 130 | 0.002 |
| 2010 | 210 | 0.004 |
| 2009 | 170 | 0.003 |
| 2008 | 170 | 0.004 |
| 2007 | 130 | 0.003 |
| 2006 | 690 | 0.012 |
| 2005 | 1,600 | 0.025 |
| 2004 | 3,200 | 0.049 |
| 2003 | 1,100 | 0.017 |
| 2002 | 1,200 | 0.015 |
| 2001 | 1,800 | 0.05 |
| 2000 | 2,600 | 0.044 |
| 1999 | 750 | 0.012 |
| 1998 | 870 | 0.013 |
| 1997 | 1,700 | 0.027 |
| 1996 | 1,200 | 0.019 |
| 1995 | 1,700 | 0.021 |
| 1994 | 1,600 | 0.025 |
| 1993 | 3,500 | 0.047 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | NEO NEXT+ Energy |
| Partners |
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| Original operator | BP |
| Discovered | October 1983 (well 30/17b-9) |
| First production | September 1992 |
| Water depth | 81 m |
| Region | Central North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 2 |
Platforms and installations
No platforms or production ships are recorded on the field or within 2 km of it.
Licences
The field lies in this current licence:
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.