Oil field · UK
Saltire
Saltire is an oil field in the central North Sea, operated by NEO NEXT+ Energy. It was discovered in 1988 and produced from 1993 to 2014. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 93.3 million barrels of oil and condensate and 3.8 billion cubic metres of gas.
Production
Saltire produced about 93.3 million barrels of oil and condensate and 3.8 billion cubic metres of gas between May 1993 and May 2014.
Latest: 380 barrels a day in May 2014. Highest year: 1997, averaging 40,000 barrels a day. Highest month: September 1994.
Latest: 0.009 million cubic metres a day in May 2014. Highest year: 1994, averaging 1.8 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: September 1994.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 (Jan–May) | 400 | 0.025 |
| 2013 | 330 | 0.016 |
| 2012 | 360 | 0.022 |
| 2011 | 1,000 | 0.055 |
| 2010 | 1,400 | 0.1 |
| 2009 | 1,600 | 0.081 |
| 2008 | 1,800 | 0.084 |
| 2007 | 1,700 | 0.095 |
| 2006 | 2,900 | 0.071 |
| 2005 | 2,700 | 0.097 |
| 2004 | 2,300 | 0.1 |
| 2003 | 3,500 | 0.19 |
| 2002 | 6,600 | 0.28 |
| 2001 | 7,700 | 0.39 |
| 2000 | 9,900 | 0.39 |
| 1999 | 16,000 | 0.51 |
| 1998 | 27,000 | 0.74 |
| 1997 | 40,000 | 1.3 |
| 1996 | 38,000 | 1.8 |
| 1995 | 37,000 | 1.7 |
| 1994 | 38,000 | 1.8 |
| 1993 (May–Dec) | 22,000 | 1.1 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | NEO NEXT+ Energy |
| Partners |
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| Original operator | Elf |
| Discovered | January 1988 (well 15/17-16) |
| First production | May 1993 |
| Water depth | 143 m |
| Region | Central North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 21 |
Platforms and installations
One installation is removed or no longer in use: Saltire.
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.