Gas field · UK

Minerva

Name: Minerva gas field monthly production
Creator: North Sea Transition Authority
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Minerva is a gas field in the southern North Sea, operated by Perenco Oil & Gas. It was discovered in 1969 and has produced since 2003. In July 2026 it produced about 0.38 million cubic metres of gas a day.

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Production

Minerva has produced about 479,000 barrels of oil and condensate and 5.6 billion cubic metres of gas since January 2003.

Gas, million cubic metres a day, by month

Latest: 0.38 million cubic metres a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2003, averaging 1.6 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: October 2003.

Oil and condensate, barrels a day, by month

Latest: 34 barrels a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2004, averaging 200 barrels a day. Highest month: December 2003.

Average production by year

Year	Oil and condensate, barrels a day	Gas, million m³ a day
2026 (Jan–Jul)	42	0.43
2025	28	0.43
2024	21	0.38
2023	14	0.4
2022	26	0.41
2021	23	0.43
2020	31	0.48
2019	41	0.46
2018	51	0.47
2017	45	0.54
2016	54	0.47
2015	11	0.57
2014	0	0.63
2013	0	0.63
2012	0	0.67
2011	0	0.58
2010	0	0.39
2009	93	0.69
2008	78	0.61
2007	100	0.76
2006	130	0.87
2005	160	1.1
2004	200	1.6
2003	180	1.6

Field details

Status	Producing
Type	Gas field
Operator	Perenco Oil & Gas
Partners	Perenco UK Limited 50% RockRose UKCS 10 Limited 50%
Original operator	BG
Discovered	January 1969 (well 47/03-1)
First production	January 2003
Water depth	48 m
Region	Southern North Sea
Wells inside the outline	18

Platforms and installations

MinervaPlatform · Active · Perenco Oil & Gas

Licences

The field lies in these 3 current licences:

P16ExxonMobil International, Perenco Oil & Gas, RockRose Energy, Shell PLC, Spirit Energy

P28BP Exploration, Dana Petroleum Limited, ENI UK Limited, Harbour Energy PLC, Perenco Oil & Gas, RockRose Energy

P302Perenco Oil & Gas, RockRose Energy

Nearby

Fields within 10 km: Apollo (2.2 km), Tolmount (4.9 km), Eris (7.4 km), York (7.9 km), Cleeton (8.7 km).
Wind farms within 40 km: Westermost Rough (31 km), Humber Gateway (37 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.