Gas field · UK

North Valiant

Name: North Valiant gas field monthly production
Creator: North Sea Transition Authority
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North Valiant is a gas field in the southern North Sea, operated by Harbour Energy PLC. It was discovered in 1970 and produced from 1988 to 2018. Production has ceased. From January 1995, when its monthly records begin, it produced about 3.1 billion cubic metres of gas.

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Production

North Valiant produced about 93,000 barrels of oil and condensate and 3.1 billion cubic metres of gas between January 1995 and August 2018. The NSTA's monthly records for the field begin in January 1995, but it started producing in October 1988, so earlier output isn't included.

Gas, million cubic metres a day, by month

Latest: 0.008 million cubic metres a day in August 2018. Highest year: 1998, averaging 0.92 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: November 1998.

Oil and condensate, barrels a day, by month

Latest: under 1 barrels a day in August 2018. Highest year: 1995, averaging 37 barrels a day. Highest month: March 1995.

Average production by year

Year	Oil and condensate, barrels a day	Gas, million m³ a day
2018 (Jan–Aug)	under 1	0.013
2017	1	0.04
2016	3	0.12
2015	4	0.14
2014	5	0.19
2013	3	0.12
2012	4	0.14
2011	5	0.2
2010	5	0.18
2009	6	0.21
2008	7	0.27
2007	7	0.29
2006	7	0.3
2005	9	0.37
2004	8	0.37
2003	12	0.46
2002	10	0.45
2001	14	0.58
2000	16	0.8
1999	17	0.47
1998	19	0.92
1997	33	0.81
1996	23	0.76
1995	37	0.43

Field details

Status	Production ceased
Type	Gas field
Operator	Harbour Energy PLC
Partners	Chrysaor Developments Limited 61% BP Exploration (Alpha) Limited 38%
Original operator	Conoco
Discovered	November 1970 (well 49/16-2)
First production	October 1988
Water depth	33 m
Region	Southern North Sea
Wells inside the outline	28

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:

P8ExxonMobil International, Harbour Energy PLC, INEOS Industries, Serica Energy, Shell PLC, Spirit Energy

Nearby

Fields within 10 km: Galleon (0.5 km), South Valiant (0.6 km), Skiff (1 km), Vanguard (1.6 km), Viscount (5.1 km), Vampire (5.2 km).
Protected areas overlapping the field: North Norfolk Sandbanks and Saturn Reef SAC, 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.