Gas field · UK

Clipper North

Name: Clipper North gas field monthly production
Creator: North Sea Transition Authority
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Clipper North is a gas field in the southern North Sea, operated by Shell PLC. It was discovered in 1983 and has produced since 1990. In July 2026 it produced about 0.26 million cubic metres of gas a day.

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Production

Clipper North has produced about 445,000 barrels of oil and condensate and 15.9 billion cubic metres of gas since October 1990.

Gas, million cubic metres a day, by month

Latest: 0.26 million cubic metres a day in July 2026. Highest year: 1996, averaging 3.3 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: December 1992.

Oil and condensate, barrels a day, by month

Latest: 24 barrels a day in July 2026. Highest year: 1992, averaging 160 barrels a day. Highest month: December 1992.

Average production by year

Year	Oil and condensate, barrels a day	Gas, million m³ a day
2026 (Jan–Jul)	22	0.25
2025	20	0.23
2024	30	0.35
2023	12	0.3
2022	7	0.37
2021	6	0.35
2020	11	0.47
2019	15	0.54
2018	20	0.58
2017	12	0.44
2016	9	0.6
2015	20	0.48
2014	36	0.6
2013	10	0.57
2012	6	0.7
2011	4	0.84
2010	0	0.86
2009	0	1
2008	2	1.2
2007	8	0.3
2006	25	0.73
2005	40	0.98
2004	33	0.68
2003	19	1.1
2002	21	1.3
2001	20	2.5
2000	51	3
1999	43	1.6
1998	100	1.8
1997	78	3.2
1996	46	3.3
1995	36	1.7
1994	120	2.6
1993	110	2.4
1992	160	3
1991	65	2
1990 (Oct–Dec)	48	2.7

Field details

Status	Producing
Type	Gas field
Operator	Shell PLC
Partners	Esso Exploration and Production UK Limited 50% Shell U.K. Limited 50%
Original operator	Shell
Discovered	February 1983 (well 48/19a-2A)
First production	October 1990
Water depth	26 m
Region	Southern North Sea
Wells inside the outline	47

Platforms and installations

Clipper PCPlatform · Active · Shell PLC

Clipper PHPlatform · Active · Shell PLC

Clipper PMPlatform · Active · Shell PLC

Clipper PRPlatform · Active · Shell PLC

Clipper PTPlatform · Active · Shell PLC

Clipper PWPlatform · Active · Shell PLC

Clipper SouthPlatform · Active · INEOS Industries

Licences

The field lies in these 2 current licences:

P8ExxonMobil International, Harbour Energy PLC, INEOS Industries, Serica Energy, Shell PLC, Spirit Energy

P465ExxonMobil International, INEOS Industries, Serica Energy, Shell PLC

Nearby

Fields within 10 km: Clipper South (0.5 km), Skiff (1.7 km), Galleon (1.9 km), Barque (4.3 km), Anglia (8.2 km).
Wind farms within 40 km: Dudgeon (29 km).
Protected areas overlapping the field: North Norfolk Sandbanks and Saturn Reef SAC, Southern North Sea SAC.

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.