Oil field · Norway
Brage
Brage is an oil field in the Norwegian North Sea, operated by OKEA ASA. It was discovered in 1980 and has produced since 1993. In August 2026 it produced about 16,000 barrels of oil, condensate and NGL and 0.8 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Brage has produced about 417 million barrels of oil, condensate and NGL and 4.9 billion cubic metres of gas since September 1993.
Latest: 16,000 barrels a day in August 2026. Highest year: 1996, averaging 114,000 barrels a day. Highest month: April 1996.
Latest: 0.8 million cubic metres a day in August 2026. Highest year: 1996, averaging 0.93 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: April 1996.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil, condensate and NGL, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 17,000 | 0.72 |
| 2025 | 15,000 | 0.55 |
| 2024 | 15,000 | 0.62 |
| 2023 | 11,000 | 0.43 |
| 2022 | 6,300 | 0.13 |
| 2021 | 7,200 | 0.22 |
| 2020 | 8,900 | 0.36 |
| 2019 | 9,600 | 0.19 |
| 2018 | 8,600 | 0.13 |
| 2017 | 8,800 | 0 |
| 2016 | 14,000 | 0.38 |
| 2015 | 13,000 | 0.44 |
| 2014 | 10,000 | 0.31 |
| 2013 | 11,000 | 0.19 |
| 2012 | 15,000 | 0.3 |
| 2011 | 21,000 | 0.35 |
| 2010 | 28,000 | 0.34 |
| 2009 | 31,000 | 0.36 |
| 2008 | 30,000 | 0.71 |
| 2007 | 22,000 | 0.48 |
| 2006 | 21,000 | 0.36 |
| 2005 | 27,000 | 0.34 |
| 2004 | 28,000 | 0.24 |
| 2003 | 34,000 | 0.27 |
| 2002 | 39,000 | 0.31 |
| 2001 | 41,000 | 0.46 |
| 2000 | 47,000 | 0.41 |
| 1999 | 67,000 | 0.43 |
| 1998 | 99,000 | 0.77 |
| 1997 | 104,000 | 0.63 |
| 1996 | 114,000 | 0.93 |
| 1995 | 110,000 | 0.61 |
| 1994 | 95,000 | 0.53 |
| 1993 (Sep–Dec) | 55,000 | 0.2 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | OKEA ASA |
| Partners |
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| Discovered | 1980 (wellbore 31/4-3) |
| First production | September 1993 |
| Water depth | 136 m |
| Sea area | North Sea |
| Supply base | Mongstad |
| Licence | Brage Unit (a unitised field spanning several licences) |
| Expected total recovery | oil 405 million barrels; gas 5.4 billion cubic metres; NGL 1.6 million tonnes (Sodir estimate, 2025) |
| Remaining reserves | oil 11.6 million barrels; gas 630 million cubic metres; NGL 0.1 million tonnes |
| Produced so far | 96% of the expected total |
| Wellbores inside the outline | 152 |
| Official record | Sodir FactPage |
Platforms and installations
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Bestla (0.3 km), Oseberg Øst (3.4 km), Oseberg (5.9 km), Oseberg Sør (6 km).
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.