Gas field · UK
Neptune
Neptune is a gas field in the southern North Sea, operated by Perenco Oil & Gas. It was discovered in 1985 and has produced since 1999. In July 2026 it produced about 0.12 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Neptune has produced about 1.5 million barrels of oil and condensate and 11.9 billion cubic metres of gas since January 2000.
Latest: 0.12 million cubic metres a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2001, averaging 5.5 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: December 2000.
Latest: 3 barrels a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2001, averaging 830 barrels a day. Highest month: January 2002.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | 7 | 0.15 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0.18 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0.17 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0.13 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0.15 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0.2 |
| 2020 | 10 | 0.23 |
| 2019 | 14 | 0.24 |
| 2018 | 12 | 0.22 |
| 2017 | 5 | 0.3 |
| 2016 | 6 | 0.25 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0.32 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0.34 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0.31 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0.38 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0.38 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0.34 |
| 2009 | 78 | 0.53 |
| 2008 | 130 | 1 |
| 2007 | 180 | 1.5 |
| 2006 | 220 | 1.8 |
| 2005 | 410 | 2.5 |
| 2004 | 410 | 3.2 |
| 2003 | 460 | 3.6 |
| 2002 | 640 | 4.6 |
| 2001 | 830 | 5.5 |
| 2000 | 580 | 4 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Gas field |
| Operator | Perenco Oil & Gas |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | BG |
| Discovered | November 1985 (well 47/05a-4) |
| First production | December 1999 |
| Water depth | 46 m |
| Region | Southern North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 8 |
Platforms and installations
Licences
The field lies in these 3 current licences:
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Cleeton (0.5 km), Ravenspurn South (6.5 km).
- Protected areas overlapping the field: 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.