Oil field · Norway
Ekofisk
Ekofisk is an oil field in the Norwegian North Sea, operated by ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS. It was discovered in 1969 and has produced since 1971. In August 2026 it produced about 42,000 barrels of oil, condensate and NGL and 1 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Ekofisk has produced about 3.38 billion barrels of oil, condensate and NGL and 152 billion cubic metres of gas since June 1971.
Latest: 42,000 barrels a day in August 2026. Highest year: 2002, averaging 307,000 barrels a day. Highest month: October 1976.
Latest: 1 million cubic metres a day in August 2026. Highest year: 1984, averaging 18 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: March 1984.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil, condensate and NGL, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 45,000 | 1.1 |
| 2025 | 50,000 | 1.2 |
| 2024 | 61,000 | 1.2 |
| 2023 | 70,000 | 1.5 |
| 2022 | 74,000 | 1.6 |
| 2021 | 85,000 | 1.8 |
| 2020 | 91,000 | 2 |
| 2019 | 100,000 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 104,000 | 2.4 |
| 2017 | 112,000 | 2.6 |
| 2016 | 108,000 | 2.4 |
| 2015 | 115,000 | 2.7 |
| 2014 | 121,000 | 2.6 |
| 2013 | 114,000 | 2.3 |
| 2012 | 135,000 | 3 |
| 2011 | 150,000 | 3.6 |
| 2010 | 168,000 | 4.4 |
| 2009 | 202,000 | 5.2 |
| 2008 | 219,000 | 5.9 |
| 2007 | 236,000 | 6.3 |
| 2006 | 283,000 | 7.2 |
| 2005 | 283,000 | 6.9 |
| 2004 | 295,000 | 7 |
| 2003 | 307,000 | 7.4 |
| 2002 | 307,000 | 7.5 |
| 2001 | 294,000 | 7.9 |
| 2000 | 296,000 | 8.2 |
| 1999 | 254,000 | 7.6 |
| 1998 | 261,000 | 9.9 |
| 1997 | 260,000 | 14 |
| 1996 | 246,000 | 14 |
| 1995 | 237,000 | 14 |
| 1994 | 189,000 | 13 |
| 1993 | 166,000 | 13 |
| 1992 | 171,000 | 16 |
| 1991 | 166,000 | 13 |
| 1990 | 148,000 | 14 |
| 1989 | 134,000 | 14 |
| 1988 | 111,000 | 10 |
| 1987 | 82,000 | 11 |
| 1986 | 97,000 | 7.3 |
| 1985 | 128,000 | 16 |
| 1984 | 148,000 | 18 |
| 1983 | 162,000 | 16 |
| 1982 | 159,000 | 17 |
| 1981 | 173,000 | 18 |
| 1980 | 208,000 | 18 |
| 1979 | 234,000 | 16 |
| 1978 | 267,000 | 14 |
| 1977 | 274,000 | 3.9 |
| 1976 | 279,000 | 0 |
| 1975 | 189,000 | 0 |
| 1974 | 35,000 | 0 |
| 1973 | 32,000 | 0 |
| 1972 | 33,000 | 0 |
| 1971 (Jun–Dec) | 10,000 | 0 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS |
| Partners |
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| Discovered | 1969 (wellbore 2/4-2) |
| First production | June 1971 |
| Water depth | 76 m |
| Sea area | North Sea |
| Supply base | Tananger |
| Licence | Production licence 018 |
| Expected total recovery | oil 3.31 billion barrels; gas 152 billion cubic metres; NGL 16 million tonnes (Sodir estimate, 2025) |
| Remaining reserves | oil 121 million barrels; gas 930 million cubic metres; NGL 0.3 million tonnes |
| Produced so far | 97% of the expected total |
| Wellbores inside the outline | 529 |
| Official record | Sodir FactPage |
Platforms and installations
15 installations are removed or no longer in use: Ekofisk BS1, Ekofisk Sør FL, Ekofisk Q, Ekofisk A, Ekofisk FTP, Ekofisk T, Ekofisk BS4, Ekofisk Nord FL, Ekofisk P, Ekofisk R, Ekofisk H, Ekofisk T WALL, Ekofisk W, Ekofisk SBM-1, Ekofisk SBM-2.
4 more installations are on the seabed, such as well templates.
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Vest Ekofisk (2.8 km), Edda (5.1 km), Albuskjell (5.6 km), Tor (6.1 km), Eldfisk (6.6 km), Fenris (8.5 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.