Oil and gas field · Norway
Fram
Fram is an oil and gas field in the Norwegian North Sea, operated by Equinor Energy AS. It was discovered in 1990 and has produced since 2003. In August 2026 it produced about 9,000 barrels of oil, condensate and NGL and 1.8 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Fram has produced about 290 million barrels of oil, condensate and NGL and 14.2 billion cubic metres of gas since October 2003.
Latest: 9,000 barrels a day in August 2026. Highest year: 2009, averaging 59,000 barrels a day. Highest month: November 2008.
Latest: 1.8 million cubic metres a day in August 2026. Highest year: 2022, averaging 3.5 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: February 2021.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil, condensate and NGL, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 12,000 | 2.3 |
| 2025 | 15,000 | 2.5 |
| 2024 | 20,000 | 3 |
| 2023 | 18,000 | 2.7 |
| 2022 | 22,000 | 3.5 |
| 2021 | 24,000 | 2.9 |
| 2020 | 30,000 | 3.2 |
| 2019 | 32,000 | 2 |
| 2018 | 28,000 | 1.9 |
| 2017 | 32,000 | 2 |
| 2016 | 26,000 | 1.7 |
| 2015 | 27,000 | 1.7 |
| 2014 | 36,000 | 1.7 |
| 2013 | 43,000 | 1.7 |
| 2012 | 43,000 | 1.5 |
| 2011 | 50,000 | 1.6 |
| 2010 | 55,000 | 1.6 |
| 2009 | 59,000 | 1.2 |
| 2008 | 57,000 | 0.79 |
| 2007 | 46,000 | 0.19 |
| 2006 | 29,000 | 0 |
| 2005 | 32,000 | 0 |
| 2004 | 50,000 | 0 |
| 2003 (Oct–Dec) | 47,000 | 0 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil and gas field |
| Operator | Equinor Energy AS |
| Partners |
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| Discovered | 1990 (wellbore 35/11-4) |
| First production | October 2003 |
| Water depth | 355 m |
| Sea area | North Sea |
| Supply base | Mongstad |
| Licence | Production licence 090 |
| Expected total recovery | oil 374 million barrels; gas 20.2 billion cubic metres; NGL 1.7 million tonnes (Sodir estimate, 2025) |
| Remaining reserves | oil 101 million barrels; gas 6.6 billion cubic metres; NGL 0.5 million tonnes |
| Produced so far | 71% of the expected total |
| Wellbores inside the outline | 45 |
| Official record | Sodir FactPage |
Platforms and installations
11 more installations are on the seabed, such as well templates.
Nearby
- The field crosses the Norway–UK boundary: see Fram (UK side).
- Fields within 10 km: Fram H-Nord (0.1 km), Byrding (2.1 km), Troll (2.6 km), Troll Brent B (3.4 km), Vega (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.