Gas condensate field · Norway
Alve
Alve is a gas condensate field in the Norwegian Sea, operated by Equinor Energy AS. It was discovered in 1990 and has produced since 2009. In August 2026 it produced about 4,300 barrels of oil, condensate and NGL and 3.1 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Alve has produced about 35.6 million barrels of oil, condensate and NGL and 10.4 billion cubic metres of gas since March 2009.
Latest: 3.1 million cubic metres a day in August 2026. Highest year: 2010, averaging 2.3 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: May 2026.
Latest: 4,300 barrels a day in August 2026. Highest year: 2011, averaging 10,000 barrels a day. Highest month: May 2011.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil, condensate and NGL, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 4,100 | 3.1 |
| 2025 | 2,500 | 1.4 |
| 2024 | 3,000 | 1.3 |
| 2023 | 3,800 | 1.6 |
| 2022 | 3,100 | 1.4 |
| 2021 | 3,000 | 1.2 |
| 2020 | 3,100 | 1.1 |
| 2019 | 4,900 | 1.6 |
| 2018 | 6,200 | 1.7 |
| 2017 | 7,300 | 2.1 |
| 2016 | 5,200 | 1.2 |
| 2015 | 5,400 | 1.3 |
| 2014 | 6,300 | 1.5 |
| 2013 | 4,300 | 0.87 |
| 2012 | 7,400 | 1.4 |
| 2011 | 10,000 | 2 |
| 2010 | 9,200 | 2.3 |
| 2009 (Mar–Dec) | 12,000 | 2.9 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Gas condensate field |
| Operator | Equinor Energy AS |
| Partners |
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| Discovered | 1990 (wellbore 6507/3-1) |
| First production | March 2009 |
| Water depth | 390 m |
| Sea area | Norwegian Sea |
| Supply base | Sandnessjøen |
| Licence | Production licence 159 B |
| Expected total recovery | oil 16.4 million barrels; gas 12.3 billion cubic metres; NGL 1.6 million tonnes (Sodir estimate, 2025) |
| Remaining reserves | oil 1.3 million barrels; gas 2.2 billion cubic metres; NGL 0.3 million tonnes |
| Produced so far | 84% of the expected total |
| Wellbores inside the outline | 9 |
| Official record | Sodir FactPage |
Platforms and installations
One more installation is on the seabed, such as well templates.
Nearby
Sources
Contains data under the Norwegian licence for Open Government data (NLOD) distributed by the Norwegian Offshore Directorate (Sodir): field, production, reserves, licensee and facility data from the FactPages, with production monthly to August 2026.
Offshore Data Atlas converts the reported volumes to barrels and cubic metres a day (one cubic metre is 6.29 barrels). Norwegian figures are saleable production.