Gas field · UK
Corvette
Corvette is a gas field in the southern North Sea, operated by Shell PLC. It was discovered in 1996 and has produced since 1999. In July 2026 it produced about 0.053 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Corvette has produced about 140,000 barrels of oil and condensate and 5.5 billion cubic metres of gas since January 1999.
Latest: 0.053 million cubic metres a day in July 2026. Highest year: 1999, averaging 4.9 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: June 1999.
Latest: under 1 barrels a day in July 2026. Highest year: 1999, averaging 130 barrels a day. Highest month: December 1999.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | under 1 | 0.067 |
| 2025 | under 1 | 0.045 |
| 2024 | under 1 | 0.005 |
| 2023 | under 1 | 0.022 |
| 2022 | under 1 | 0.034 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0.13 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0.43 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0.16 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0.28 |
| 2017 | 6 | 0.45 |
| 2016 | 4 | 0.27 |
| 2015 | under 1 | 0.089 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 11 | 0.17 |
| 2007 | 3 | 0.11 |
| 2006 | 15 | 0.48 |
| 2005 | 34 | 1.1 |
| 2004 | 49 | 1.3 |
| 2003 | 11 | 0.35 |
| 2002 | 7 | 0.42 |
| 2001 | 24 | 1.4 |
| 2000 | 68 | 2.9 |
| 1999 | 130 | 4.9 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Gas field |
| Operator | Shell PLC |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | Shell |
| Discovered | January 1996 (well 49/24-20) |
| First production | January 1999 |
| Water depth | 29 m |
| Region | Southern North Sea |
Platforms and installations
Licences
The field lies in these 2 current licences:
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Indefatigable (1.8 km), Baird (2.1 km), Gawain (2.5 km), Indefatigable South West (5.6 km), North Sean (6 km), South Sean (6.8 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.