Oil field · UK

Curlew C

Curlew C is an oil field in the central North Sea, operated by Shell PLC. It was discovered in 1993 and produced from 2008 to 2019. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 4.7 million barrels of oil and condensate and 237 million cubic metres of gas.

Production

Curlew C produced about 4.7 million barrels of oil and condensate and 237 million cubic metres of gas between September 2008 and March 2019.

Oil and condensate, barrels a day, by month
Curlew C: oil and condensate production by month, September 2008 to March 201902k4k6k20102012201420162018

Latest: 880 barrels a day in March 2019. Highest year: 2010, averaging 2,700 barrels a day. Highest month: December 2008.

Gas, million cubic metres a day, by month
Curlew C: gas production by month, September 2008 to March 201900.20.40.620102012201420162018

Latest: 0.032 million cubic metres a day in March 2019. Highest year: 2011, averaging 0.2 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: April 2011.

Average production by year

YearOil and condensate, barrels a dayGas, million m³ a day
2019 (Jan–Mar)7300.041
20188000.023
20176600.059
20162,0000.18
2015930under 0.001
2014670under 0.001
201320under 0.001
20123300.031
20111,7000.2
20102,7000.098
20091,5000.019
2008 (Sep–Dec)4,7000.09

Field details

StatusProduction ceased
TypeOil field
OperatorShell PLC
Licensee
  • Shell U.K. Limited 100%
Original operatorShell
DiscoveredMarch 1993 (well 29/07-5)
First productionOctober 2008
Water depth95 m
RegionCentral North Sea
Wells inside the outline3

Platforms and installations

No platforms or production ships are recorded on the field or within 2 km of it.

Licences

The field lies in this current licence:

P12Adura Energy, ExxonMobil International, NEO NEXT+ Energy, Shell PLC

Nearby

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.