Gas field · UK

Valkyrie

Valkyrie is a gas field in the southern North Sea, operated by Harbour Energy PLC. It was discovered in 2003 and produced from 2004 to 2015. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 2.3 billion cubic metres of gas.

Production

Valkyrie produced about 150,000 barrels of oil and condensate and 2.3 billion cubic metres of gas between August 2004 and September 2015.

Gas, million cubic metres a day, by month
Valkyrie: gas production by month, August 2004 to September 2015012320062008201020122014

Latest: 0.001 million cubic metres a day in September 2015. Highest year: 2005, averaging 1.6 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: September 2004.

Oil and condensate, barrels a day, by month
Valkyrie: oil and condensate production by month, August 2004 to September 2015010020030040020062008201020122014

Latest: 0 barrels a day in September 2015. Highest year: 2005, averaging 110 barrels a day. Highest month: January 2005.

Average production by year

YearOil and condensate, barrels a dayGas, million m³ a day
2015 (Jan–Sep)under 10.01
2014under 10.002
201370.084
2012120.2
2011200.28
201080.27
2009170.53
2008260.73
2007810.7
2006961.3
20051101.6
2004 (Aug–Dec)861.4

Field details

StatusProduction ceased
TypeGas field
OperatorHarbour Energy PLC
Partners
  • Chrysaor Production (U.K.) Limited 50%
  • Britoil Limited 25%
  • Serica Energy Mistral Limited 25%
Original operatorConocoPhillips
DiscoveredFebruary 2003 (well 49/16-14Z)
First productionAugust 2004
Water depth34 m
RegionSouthern North Sea
Wells inside the outline2

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.