Oil field · UK
Scapa
Scapa is an oil field in the central North Sea, operated by NEO NEXT+ Energy. It was discovered in 1975 and has produced since 1985.
Production
Scapa has produced about 130 million barrels of oil and condensate and 732 million cubic metres of gas since July 1984.
Latest: 2,300 barrels a day in May 2026. Highest year: 1992, averaging 28,000 barrels a day. Highest month: January 1992.
Latest: 0.015 million cubic metres a day in May 2026. Highest year: 1992, averaging 0.15 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: January 1992.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–May) | 1,800 | 0.01 |
| 2025 | 2,400 | 0.013 |
| 2024 | 3,000 | 0.016 |
| 2023 | 2,100 | 0.013 |
| 2022 | 1,200 | 0.009 |
| 2021 | 580 | 0.004 |
| 2020 | 2,900 | 0.021 |
| 2019 | 3,100 | 0.022 |
| 2018 | 2,800 | 0.019 |
| 2017 | 2,100 | 0.015 |
| 2016 | 1,800 | 0.011 |
| 2015 | 1,000 | 0.004 |
| 2014 | 6 | under 0.001 |
| 2013 | 400 | 0.003 |
| 2012 | 1,500 | 0.012 |
| 2011 | 2,200 | 0.017 |
| 2010 | 3,600 | 0.027 |
| 2009 | 1,600 | 0.012 |
| 2008 | 3,500 | 0.027 |
| 2007 | 5,600 | 0.043 |
| 2006 | 2,200 | 0.017 |
| 2005 | 4,800 | 0.037 |
| 2004 | 6,000 | 0.046 |
| 2003 | 7,500 | 0.058 |
| 2002 | 6,600 | 0.051 |
| 2001 | 7,400 | 0.063 |
| 2000 | 8,900 | 0.063 |
| 1999 | 13,000 | 0.066 |
| 1998 | 15,000 | 0.077 |
| 1997 | 18,000 | 0.094 |
| 1996 | 19,000 | 0.096 |
| 1995 | 17,000 | 0.086 |
| 1994 | 23,000 | 0.12 |
| 1993 | 27,000 | 0.14 |
| 1992 | 28,000 | 0.15 |
| 1991 | 26,000 | 0.13 |
| 1990 | 25,000 | 0.13 |
| 1989 | 11,000 | 0.058 |
| 1988 | 13,000 | 0.067 |
| 1987 | 21,000 | 0.1 |
| 1986 | 8,000 | 0.041 |
| 1985 | 3,500 | 0.018 |
| 1984 (Jul–Dec) | 950 | 0.005 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | NEO NEXT+ Energy |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | Occidental |
| Discovered | July 1975 (well 14/19-9) |
| First production | September 1985 |
| Water depth | 120 m |
| Region | Central North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 29 |
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 these 3 current licences:
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Claymore (0.5 km), Highlander (2.9 km), Athena (3.6 km), Duart (9.9 km).
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.