Gas field · UK

Seven Seas

Seven Seas is a gas field in the southern North Sea, operated by Spirit Energy. It was discovered in 1991 and produced from 2012 to 2023. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 502 million cubic metres of gas.

Production

Seven Seas produced about 502 million cubic metres of gas between November 2012 and October 2023.

Gas, million cubic metres a day, by month
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Latest: 0.071 million cubic metres a day in October 2023. Highest year: 2013, averaging 0.45 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: March 2013.

Average production by year

YearGas, million m³ a day
2023 (Jan–Oct)0.044
20220.05
20210.066
20200.1
20190.018
20180.047
20170.087
20160.12
20150.12
20140.2
20130.45
2012 (Nov–Dec)0.47

Field details

StatusProduction ceased
TypeGas field
OperatorSpirit Energy
Partners
  • Spirit Energy Resources Limited 90%
  • RockRose (UKCS3) Limited 10%
Original operatorCentrica
DiscoveredMay 1991 (well 48/07c-11)
First productionOctober 2012
Water depth34 m
RegionSouthern North Sea
Wells inside the outline4

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.