Gas field · UK

Guinevere

Guinevere is a gas field in the southern North Sea, operated by Perenco Oil & Gas. It was discovered in 1988 and produced from 1993 to 2017. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 2.8 billion cubic metres of gas.

Production

Guinevere produced about 684,000 barrels of oil and condensate and 2.8 billion cubic metres of gas between June 1993 and May 2017.

Gas, million cubic metres a day, by month
Guinevere: gas production by month, June 1993 to May 201700.511.519952000200520102015

Latest: 0.003 million cubic metres a day in May 2017. Highest year: 1995, averaging 0.98 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: March 1995.

Oil and condensate, barrels a day, by month
Guinevere: oil and condensate production by month, June 1993 to May 2017020040060080019952000200520102015

Latest: under 1 barrels a day in May 2017. Highest year: 1995, averaging 470 barrels a day. Highest month: November 1994.

Average production by year

YearOil and condensate, barrels a dayGas, million m³ a day
2017 (Jan–May)20.01
201640.02
2015100.051
201420.011
201330.018
201280.042
201180.043
2010140.073
200980.053
2008240.076
2007120.082
2006120.11
2005190.19
2004240.22
2003280.26
2002530.42
2001450.38
2000740.61
19991100.64
19981300.62
19972200.74
19962500.66
19954700.98
19942100.85
1993 (Jun–Dec)2300.67

Field details

StatusProduction ceased
TypeGas field
OperatorPerenco Oil & Gas
Partners
  • Perenco Gas (UK) Limited 75%
  • Everard Energy Limited 25%
Original operatorMobil
DiscoveredMay 1988 (well 48/17b-5)
First productionJune 1993
Water depth18 m
RegionSouthern North Sea
Wells inside the outline5

Platforms and installations

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

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.