Gas field · UK
Solitaire
Solitaire is a gas field in the central North Sea, operated by CNOOC International. It was discovered in 2001 and has produced since 2015. In July 2026 it produced about 14 barrels of oil and condensate a day.
Production
Solitaire has produced about 4.7 million barrels of oil and condensate and 28.3 million cubic metres of gas since December 2015.
Latest: under 0.001 million cubic metres a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2017, averaging 0.019 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: January 2016.
Latest: 14 barrels a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2017, averaging 3,200 barrels a day. Highest month: January 2016.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | 180 | 0.001 |
| 2025 | 300 | 0.002 |
| 2024 | 520 | 0.003 |
| 2023 | 570 | 0.003 |
| 2022 | 400 | 0.002 |
| 2021 | 440 | 0.003 |
| 2020 | 1,000 | 0.006 |
| 2019 | 1,700 | 0.01 |
| 2018 | 1,700 | 0.01 |
| 2017 | 3,200 | 0.019 |
| 2016 | 2,800 | 0.017 |
| 2015 (Dec) | 2,000 | 0.012 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Gas field |
| Operator | CNOOC International |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | Nexen |
| Discovered | February 2001 (well 14/26a-8) |
| First production | December 2015 |
| Water depth | 127 m |
| Region | Central North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 1 |
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 2 current licences:
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Atlantic (0 km), Golden Eagle (0.5 km), Peregrine (8.3 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.