Gas condensate field · UK
Shearwater
Shearwater is a gas condensate field in the central North Sea, operated by Adura Energy. It was discovered in 1988 and has produced since 2000. In July 2026 it produced about 6,900 barrels of oil and condensate and 2.6 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Shearwater has produced about 128 million barrels of oil and condensate and 20.5 billion cubic metres of gas since October 2000.
Latest: 2.6 million cubic metres a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2004, averaging 8.8 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: May 2004.
Latest: 6,900 barrels a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2004, averaging 59,000 barrels a day. Highest month: September 2003.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | 6,500 | 1.8 |
| 2025 | 4,200 | 1.2 |
| 2024 | 2,700 | 1 |
| 2023 | 4,200 | 1.6 |
| 2022 | 5,100 | 2.3 |
| 2021 | 4,500 | 1.6 |
| 2020 | 7,000 | 1.7 |
| 2019 | 6,100 | 1.6 |
| 2018 | 9,400 | 2.4 |
| 2017 | 13,000 | 2.7 |
| 2016 | 15,000 | 2.6 |
| 2015 | 9,800 | 1.4 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 770 | 0.061 |
| 2011 | 2,800 | 0.1 |
| 2010 | 6,800 | 0.26 |
| 2009 | 6,600 | 0.47 |
| 2008 | 5,000 | 0.23 |
| 2007 | 12,000 | 1.7 |
| 2006 | 21,000 | 3.2 |
| 2005 | 29,000 | 3.9 |
| 2004 | 59,000 | 8.8 |
| 2003 | 55,000 | 7.1 |
| 2002 | 52,000 | 7 |
| 2001 | 13,000 | 1.9 |
| 2000 (Oct–Dec) | 7,400 | 1.5 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Gas condensate field |
| Operator | Adura Energy |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | Shell |
| Discovered | September 1988 (well 22/30b-4) |
| First production | September 2000 |
| Water depth | 92 m |
| Region | Central North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 33 |
Platforms and installations
Licences
The field lies in these 3 current licences:
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.