Oil field · UK
Curlew
Curlew is an oil field in the central North Sea, operated by Shell PLC. It was discovered in 1990 and produced from 1997 to 2019. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 47.1 million barrels of oil and condensate and 9.8 billion cubic metres of gas.
Production
Curlew produced about 47.1 million barrels of oil and condensate and 9.8 billion cubic metres of gas between November 1997 and March 2019.
Latest: 300 barrels a day in March 2019. Highest year: 1999, averaging 32,000 barrels a day. Highest month: April 1999.
Latest: 0.23 million cubic metres a day in March 2019. Highest year: 1999, averaging 3.1 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: April 1999.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 (Jan–Mar) | 360 | 0.27 |
| 2018 | 540 | 0.48 |
| 2017 | 1,100 | 0.59 |
| 2016 | 1,300 | 0.65 |
| 2015 | 480 | 0.26 |
| 2014 | 950 | 0.72 |
| 2013 | 110 | 0.052 |
| 2012 | 660 | 0.39 |
| 2011 | 1,500 | 1.1 |
| 2010 | 1,400 | 1.1 |
| 2009 | 650 | 0.54 |
| 2008 | 2,500 | 1.6 |
| 2007 | 3,700 | 1.7 |
| 2006 | 5,200 | 2.1 |
| 2005 | 4,700 | 1.6 |
| 2004 | 3,800 | 1.3 |
| 2003 | 4,500 | 1.4 |
| 2002 | 4,700 | 1.2 |
| 2001 | 8,400 | 1.8 |
| 2000 | 18,000 | 2.9 |
| 1999 | 32,000 | 3.1 |
| 1998 | 30,000 | 2.1 |
| 1997 (Nov–Dec) | 11,000 | 0.22 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | Shell PLC |
| Partners |
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| Original operator | Shell |
| Discovered | May 1990 (well 29/07-4) |
| First production | November 1997 |
| Water depth | 93 m |
| Region | Central North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 12 |
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:
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Curlew C (0.8 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.
Curlew's production adds up the NSTA's reports for Curlew B + D.