Gas condensate field · UK
Atlantic
Atlantic is a gas condensate field in the central North Sea, operated by Shell PLC. It was discovered in 1998 and produced from 2006 to 2010. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 1.4 million barrels of oil and condensate and 1.9 billion cubic metres of gas.
Production
Atlantic produced about 1.4 million barrels of oil and condensate and 1.9 billion cubic metres of gas between June 2006 and August 2010.
Latest: under 0.001 million cubic metres a day in August 2010. Highest year: 2007, averaging 2.3 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: September 2006.
Latest: 0 barrels a day in August 2010. Highest year: 2007, averaging 1,800 barrels a day. Highest month: February 2007.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 (Jan–Aug) | 0 | under 0.001 |
| 2009 | 35 | 0.055 |
| 2008 | 1,200 | 1.7 |
| 2007 | 1,800 | 2.3 |
| 2006 (Jun–Dec) | 1,600 | 2 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Gas condensate field |
| Operator | Shell PLC |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | BG |
| Discovered | January 1998 (well 14/26a-6) |
| First production | June 2006 |
| Water depth | 116 m |
| Region | Central North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 18 |
Platforms and installations
No platforms or production ships are recorded on the field or within 2 km of it.
Licences
The field lies in these 2 current licences:
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Golden Eagle (0 km), Solitaire (0 km), Cromarty (5.6 km), Peregrine (7.6 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.