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Oil & Gas Fields in Ireland
Ireland has 14 oil & gas fields mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 48th-largest fleet of the 91 countries that hold any, and 0.2% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 1 operating and 12 under construction or proposed. The largest is Corrib Oil and Gas Field (Ireland).
The largest owner-operators are Europa Oil & Gas (10), Atlantic Petroleum (2) and Barryroe Offshore (2) — Europa Oil & Gas alone is named on 71% of them. 12 are in the pipeline, led by Beckett Oil and Gas Field (Ireland), proposed. They account for 8% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Ireland.
14
Oil & Gas Field in Ireland
#48
of 91 countries
12
In construction / proposed
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Largest oil & gas fields in Ireland
Who owns Ireland's oil & gas fields
- Europa Oil & Gas10 71%
- Atlantic Petroleum2 14%
- Barryroe Offshore2 14%
- Sosina Explorations2 14%
- Exola1 7%
- Lansdowne Celtic Sea1 7%
- Marginal Field Development Co Ltd1 7%
- Nephin Energy1 7%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
Under construction & proposed
- Beckett Oil and Gas Field (Ireland)2016 · proposed
- Dunmore Oil and Gas Field (Ireland)1983 · proposed
- Edgeworth Oil and Gas Field (Ireland)2017 · proposed
- Ervine Oil and Gas Field (Ireland)2017 · proposed
- Hook Head Oil Field (Ireland)2007 · proposed
- Inishkea Gas Field (Ireland)2023 · proposed
- Inishkea West Gas Field (Ireland)2023 · proposed
- Kiely East Oil and Gas Field (Ireland)2019 · proposed
- Kiely West Oil and Gas Field (Ireland)2019 · proposed
- PR3 Oil and Gas Field (Ireland)2017 · proposed
- Shaw Oil and Gas Field (Ireland)2016 · proposed
- The Edge Gas Field (Ireland)2020 · proposed
How Ireland compares · oil & gas fields by country
- 1. United States1,894
- 45. India16
- 46. Ukraine16
- 47. Israel15
- 48. Ireland14
- 49. Brunei11
- 50. Bolivia11
- 51. Mozambique10
Frequently asked
- How many oil & gas fields are there in Ireland?
- OverWatts maps 14 oil & gas fields in Ireland — 0.2% of the world's mapped total, the 48th-largest national fleet of the 91 countries with any.
- What is the largest oil & gas field in Ireland?
- Corrib Oil and Gas Field (Ireland), operated by Vermilion Exploration and Production Ireland Limited (VEPIL).
- Who owns the oil & gas fields in Ireland?
- Europa Oil & Gas is named as owner or operator on the most — 10 of 14 (71%). Next are Atlantic Petroleum (2), Barryroe Offshore (2) and Sosina Explorations (2).
- What new oil & gas fields are being built in Ireland?
- 12 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Beckett Oil and Gas Field (Ireland), Dunmore Oil and Gas Field (Ireland) and Edgeworth Oil and Gas Field (Ireland).