Oil field · Norway
Ivar Aasen
Ivar Aasen is an oil field in the Norwegian North Sea, operated by Aker BP ASA. It was discovered in 2008 and has produced since 2016. In August 2026 it produced about 14,000 barrels of oil, condensate and NGL and 0.53 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Ivar Aasen has produced about 128 million barrels of oil, condensate and NGL and 3.6 billion cubic metres of gas since December 2016.
Latest: 14,000 barrels a day in August 2026. Highest year: 2018, averaging 56,000 barrels a day. Highest month: February 2018.
Latest: 0.53 million cubic metres a day in August 2026. Highest year: 2018, averaging 1.8 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: February 2018.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil, condensate and NGL, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 14,000 | 0.43 |
| 2025 | 16,000 | 0.31 |
| 2024 | 20,000 | 0.85 |
| 2023 | 28,000 | 0.92 |
| 2022 | 29,000 | 0.8 |
| 2021 | 41,000 | 1.1 |
| 2020 | 51,000 | 1.2 |
| 2019 | 56,000 | 1.1 |
| 2018 | 56,000 | 1.8 |
| 2017 | 42,000 | 1.6 |
| 2016 (Dec) | 4,700 | 0.13 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | Aker BP ASA |
| Partners |
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| Discovered | 2008 (wellbore 16/1-9) |
| First production | December 2016 |
| Water depth | 113 m |
| Sea area | North Sea |
| Supply base | Tananger |
| Licence | Ivar Aasen Unit (a unitised field spanning several licences) |
| Expected total recovery | oil 154 million barrels; gas 4.8 billion cubic metres; NGL 1.1 million tonnes (Sodir estimate, 2025) |
| Remaining reserves | oil 38 million barrels; gas 1.5 billion cubic metres; NGL 0.4 million tonnes |
| Produced so far | 74% of the expected total |
| Wellbores inside the outline | 60 |
| Official record | Sodir FactPage |
Platforms and installations
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Edvard Grieg (2.2 km), Symra (2.2 km), Hanz (5.8 km), Johan Sverdrup (7.9 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.