Gas field · UK
Gawain
Gawain is a gas field in the southern North Sea, operated by Perenco Oil & Gas. It was discovered in 1988 and produced from 1995 to 2014. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 6 billion cubic metres of gas.
Production
Gawain produced about 205,000 barrels of oil and condensate and 6 billion cubic metres of gas between October 1995 and May 2014.
Latest: under 0.001 million cubic metres a day in May 2014. Highest year: 1997, averaging 2.2 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: February 2000.
Latest: 0 barrels a day in May 2014. Highest year: 2000, averaging 78 barrels a day. Highest month: January 2000.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 (Jan–May) | 0 | under 0.001 |
| 2013 | under 1 | 0.029 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0.12 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0.098 |
| 2010 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 2009 | 6 | 0.19 |
| 2008 | 10 | 0.19 |
| 2007 | 6 | 0.21 |
| 2006 | 6 | 0.27 |
| 2005 | 9 | 0.31 |
| 2004 | 15 | 0.39 |
| 2003 | 29 | 0.95 |
| 2002 | 62 | 1.6 |
| 2001 | 72 | 1.9 |
| 2000 | 78 | 1.9 |
| 1999 | 49 | 1.8 |
| 1998 | 65 | 2.2 |
| 1997 | 72 | 2.2 |
| 1996 | 73 | 2 |
| 1995 (Oct–Dec) | 8 | 0 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Gas field |
| Operator | Perenco Oil & Gas |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | Arco |
| Discovered | December 1988 (well 49/29a-7) |
| First production | October 1995 |
| Water depth | 37 m |
| Region | Southern North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 8 |
Platforms and installations
No platforms or production ships are recorded on the field or within 2 km of it.
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Corvette (2.5 km), South Sean (2.6 km), North Davy (5.2 km), North Sean (5.5 km), Beaufort (6 km), Indefatigable (7.2 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.