The Clipper field was discovered by Shell in March 1968 in Block 48/19a, part of the Sole Pit area.
The Clipper, Barque, Galleon, Cutter, Carrack, and Skiff fields are named after sailing vessels.
Clipper South was owned by RWE Dea UK (50%), Fairfield Energy (25%), and Bayern Gas (25%).
In addition to its own gas, Clipper was designed to be a central hub to receive and process well fluids from the surrounding installations.
Production facilities on the Clipper complex include bulk liquid removal, 5 centrifugal two-stage compression with a capacity of 2 x 200 MMSCFD (million standard cubic feet per day).