Oil and gas field · Norway
Gjøa
Gjøa is an oil and gas field in the Norwegian North Sea, operated by Vår Energi ASA. It was discovered in 1989 and has produced since 2010. In August 2026 it produced about 5,200 barrels of oil, condensate and NGL and 3.2 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Gjøa has produced about 235 million barrels of oil, condensate and NGL and 43.3 billion cubic metres of gas since November 2010.
Latest: 5,200 barrels a day in August 2026. Highest year: 2012, averaging 80,000 barrels a day. Highest month: January 2012.
Latest: 3.2 million cubic metres a day in August 2026. Highest year: 2016, averaging 11 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: April 2016.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil, condensate and NGL, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 6,900 | 3.5 |
| 2025 | 9,400 | 3.1 |
| 2024 | 15,000 | 3.6 |
| 2023 | 15,000 | 5.9 |
| 2022 | 22,000 | 7.1 |
| 2021 | 33,000 | 6.7 |
| 2020 | 29,000 | 6.4 |
| 2019 | 33,000 | 7.7 |
| 2018 | 49,000 | 10 |
| 2017 | 48,000 | 10 |
| 2016 | 57,000 | 11 |
| 2015 | 59,000 | 11 |
| 2014 | 59,000 | 9.6 |
| 2013 | 71,000 | 11 |
| 2012 | 80,000 | 8 |
| 2011 | 53,000 | 4.8 |
| 2010 (Nov–Dec) | 29,000 | 2 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil and gas field |
| Operator | Vår Energi ASA |
| Partners |
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| Discovered | 1989 (wellbore 35/9-1) |
| First production | November 2010 |
| Water depth | 355 m |
| Sea area | North Sea |
| Supply base | Florø |
| Licence | Production licence 153 |
| Expected total recovery | oil 100 million barrels; gas 44.8 billion cubic metres; NGL 11 million tonnes (Sodir estimate, 2025) |
| Remaining reserves | oil 1 million barrels; gas 2.4 billion cubic metres; NGL 0.6 million tonnes |
| Produced so far | 95% of the expected total |
| Wellbores inside the outline | 40 |
| Official record | Sodir FactPage |
Platforms and installations
7 more installations are on the seabed, such as well templates.
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Duva (1.5 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.