Shearwater Oil and Gas Field (United Kingdom)

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Shearwater Oil and Gas Field is an operating oil and gas field in United Kingdom.

Shearwater Oil and Gas Field is a part of the Shearwater complex.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Shearwater Oil and Gas Field

1Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID1 year Production start year Production type
Shearwater Operating[1] Shell Plc[1] Shell (55.5%); NEO Energy (44.5%)[2][3][4][5][6] 1988[2] 1997[7] 2000[2] Conventional[8]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Shearwater Oil and Gas Field

million m³ = million cubic meters
million bbl = million barrels of oil
million boe = million barrels of oil equivalent
Fuel description Reserves classification Quantity Units Data year Source
gas remaining recoverable reserves 2827.69 million m³ 2021 [9]
hydrocarbons 2P reserves 15 million boe 2019 [10]
oil remaining recoverable reserves 33.65 million bbl 2021 [9]

Table 3: Production from Shearwater Oil and Gas Field

million m³/y = million cubic meters per year
million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year
Category Fuel description Quantity Units Data year Source
production gas 574.19 million m³/y 2019 [11]
production oil 2.24 million bbl/y 2019 [11]
production gas 827.14 million m³/y 2022 [12]
production oil 1.45 million bbl/y 2022 [12]
production oil 1.55 million bbl/y 2023 [13]
production associated gas 583.03 million m³/y 2023 [13]
production dry gas 0 million m³/y 2023 [13]
production gas condensate 0 million bbl/y 2023 [13]

Location

Table 4: Field-level location details for Shearwater Oil and Gas Field

Concession/Block Location Onshore/Offshore Coordinates (WGS 84)
022/30b[7] Offshore, United Kingdom[13] Offshore[14] 57.0324, 1.9438 (exact)[13]

The map below shows the exact location of the field(s) within the Shearwater complex:

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Articles and Resources

Additional Data

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References

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  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20220518192855/https://www.upstreamonline.com/production/shell-pre-empts-tailwind-energy-to-acquire-bp-interest-in-shearwater-hub/2-1-1031548. Archived from the original on 18 May 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20230318041318/https://www.neweuropeanoffshore.com/operations/. Archived from the original on 18 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 Oil and Gas Authority (2016). "Full List of Offshore Approvals". UK Government. Archived from the original on July 26, 2024. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
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  9. 9.0 9.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230603201815/https://www.offshore-technology.com/marketdata/shearwater-conventional-gas-field-uk-2/. Archived from the original on 03 June 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20210830235046/http://www.anp.gov.br/arquivos/cap/2019/cap24/4-apres-premier-oil-nathan-biddle.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. 11.0 11.1 "OGA Field Production Points, PPRS (WGS84)". Oil and Gas Authority. Archived from the original on September 17, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  12. 12.0 12.1 North Sea Transition Authority (45121). "NSTA Field Production, PPRS (WGS84)". Open Data NSTA. Archived from the original on July 15, 2023. Retrieved July 15, 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  13. 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 North Sea Transition Authority (2024). "NSTA Field Production". UK Open Data. Retrieved July 15, 2024. {{cite web}}: |archive-url= is malformed: save command (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. Natural Earth. 45078 https://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/10m-physical-vectors/10m-ocean/. Archived from the original on June 29, 2023. Retrieved June 29, 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)