Corrib gas project

Corrib gas field
Location of the Corrib gas field
CountryIreland
RegionSlyne Trough basin
Locationwest of the Mullet Peninsula, County Mayo
Block18/20; 18/25
Offshore/onshoreoffshore
OperatorVermilion Energy
PartnersVermilion Energy (56.5%)
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (43.5%)
Field history
Discovery1996
Start of development2004
Start of production2015[1]
Production
Estimated gas in place1,000×10^9 cu ft (28×10^9 m3)
Recoverable gas594×10^9 cu ft (16.8×10^9 m3)
Producing formationsTriassic Sandstones

The Corrib gas project (Irish: Tionscanamh Ghás Aiceanta na Coiribe) is a developed natural gas deposit located in the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 83 kilometres (52 mi) off the northwest coast of County Mayo, Ireland. The project includes a natural gas pipeline and an onshore gas processing plant, which commenced gas production in 2015. During its development, the project attracted considerable opposition.

The Corrib field is Ireland's only domestic source of natural gas production.[2]

  1. ^ Murtagh, Peter (30 December 2015). "Natural gas begins flowing from controversial Corrib field". The Irish Times. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Ireland | Vermilion Energy". vermilionenergy.com.