Oil field · UK
Nethan
Nethan is an oil field in the central North Sea, operated by NEO NEXT+ Energy. It was discovered in 2004 and produced from 2004 to 2025. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 419,000 barrels of oil and condensate and 6.9 million cubic metres of gas.
Production
Nethan produced about 419,000 barrels of oil and condensate and 6.9 million cubic metres of gas between October 2004 and November 2025.
Latest: under 1 barrels a day in November 2025. Highest year: 2012, averaging 270 barrels a day. Highest month: February 2012.
Latest: 0 million cubic metres a day in November 2025. Highest year: 2012, averaging 0.004 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: February 2012.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 (Jan–Nov) | 3 | under 0.001 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | under 0.001 |
| 2022 | 30 | under 0.001 |
| 2021 | 29 | under 0.001 |
| 2020 | 68 | 0.001 |
| 2019 | 91 | 0.002 |
| 2018 | 37 | under 0.001 |
| 2017 | 11 | under 0.001 |
| 2016 | 3 | under 0.001 |
| 2015 | 13 | under 0.001 |
| 2014 | 68 | under 0.001 |
| 2013 | 120 | 0.002 |
| 2012 | 270 | 0.004 |
| 2011 | 170 | 0.003 |
| 2010 | 150 | 0.002 |
| 2009 | 48 | under 0.001 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 22 | under 0.001 |
| 2004 (Oct–Dec) | 120 | 0.002 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | NEO NEXT+ Energy |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | Talisman |
| Discovered | April 2004 (well 30/17b-A39Z) |
| First production | October 2004 |
| Water depth | 81 m |
| Region | Central North Sea |
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.