Gas field · UK

Cutter

Name: Cutter gas field monthly production
Creator: North Sea Transition Authority
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Cutter is a gas field in the southern North Sea, operated by Shell PLC. It was discovered in 1994 and has produced since 2006. In July 2026 it produced about 0.26 million cubic metres of gas a day.

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Production

Cutter has produced about 2.1 million barrels of oil and condensate and 3.6 billion cubic metres of gas since April 2006.

Gas, million cubic metres a day, by month

Latest: 0.26 million cubic metres a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2008, averaging 1.3 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: May 2006.

Oil and condensate, barrels a day, by month

Latest: 55 barrels a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2008, averaging 1,100 barrels a day. Highest month: July 2006.

Average production by year

Year	Oil and condensate, barrels a day	Gas, million m³ a day
2026 (Jan–Jul)	53	0.18
2025	34	0.12
2024	65	0.25
2023	38	0.11
2022	64	0.2
2021	63	0.22
2020	63	0.21
2019	81	0.29
2018	100	0.35
2017	130	0.36
2016	140	0.3
2015	220	0.35
2014	240	0.43
2013	310	0.62
2012	200	0.5
2011	630	0.81
2010	430	0.73
2009	610	0.97
2008	1,100	1.3
2007	740	0.94
2006 (Apr–Dec)	820	1.1

Field details

Status	Producing
Type	Gas field
Operator	Shell PLC
Partners	Shell U.K. Limited 53% Esso Exploration and Production UK Limited 46%
Original operator	Shell
Discovered	February 1994 (well 49/09a-3)
First production	March 2006
Water depth	32 m
Region	Southern North Sea
Wells inside the outline	2

Platforms and installations

Cutter QCPlatform · Active · Shell PLC

Licences

The field lies in these 2 current licences:

P132ExxonMobil International, RockRose Energy, Serica Energy, Shell PLC, Spirit Energy

P523ExxonMobil International, Shell PLC

Nearby

Fields within 10 km: Carrack (2.8 km), Grove (8.7 km).
Protected areas overlapping the field: 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.