Gas field · UK
Clipper South
Clipper South is a gas field in the southern North Sea, operated by INEOS Industries. It was discovered in 1983 and has produced since 2012. In July 2026 it produced about 0.64 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Clipper South has produced about 586,000 barrels of oil and condensate and 6.5 billion cubic metres of gas since August 2012.
Latest: 0.64 million cubic metres a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2017, averaging 2.2 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: November 2017.
Latest: 20 barrels a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2015, averaging 270 barrels a day. Highest month: June 2016.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | 19 | 0.59 |
| 2025 | 19 | 0.59 |
| 2024 | 24 | 0.78 |
| 2023 | 32 | 0.88 |
| 2022 | 74 | 0.89 |
| 2021 | 67 | 0.78 |
| 2020 | 110 | 1.3 |
| 2019 | 150 | 1.8 |
| 2018 | 27 | 1.2 |
| 2017 | 230 | 2.2 |
| 2016 | 270 | 2.1 |
| 2015 | 270 | 2.1 |
| 2014 | 210 | 1.6 |
| 2013 | 83 | 0.88 |
| 2012 (Aug–Dec) | 28 | 0.67 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Gas field |
| Operator | INEOS Industries |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | Shell |
| Discovered | March 1983 (well 48/19a-3) |
| First production | August 2012 |
| Water depth | 22 m |
| Region | Southern North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 7 |
Platforms and installations
Licences
The field lies in these 3 current licences:
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Clipper North (0.5 km), Skiff (1.5 km), Galleon (5.2 km), Anglia (5.3 km), North Valiant (6.8 km).
- Wind farms within 40 km: Dudgeon (27 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.