Oil and gas field · Norway
Martin Linge
Martin Linge is an oil and gas field in the Norwegian North Sea, operated by Equinor Energy AS. It was discovered in 1978 and has produced since 2021. In August 2026 it produced about 18,000 barrels of oil, condensate and NGL and 4.6 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Martin Linge has produced about 47.6 million barrels of oil, condensate and NGL and 9.5 billion cubic metres of gas since June 2021.
Latest: 18,000 barrels a day in August 2026. Highest year: 2022, averaging 40,000 barrels a day. Highest month: December 2021.
Latest: 4.6 million cubic metres a day in August 2026. Highest year: 2022, averaging 7.2 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: June 2022.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil, condensate and NGL, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 20,000 | 4.2 |
| 2025 | 17,000 | 4 |
| 2024 | 19,000 | 4.5 |
| 2023 | 25,000 | 5 |
| 2022 | 40,000 | 7.2 |
| 2021 (Jun–Dec) | 28,000 | 4.3 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil and gas field |
| Operator | Equinor Energy AS |
| Partners |
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| Discovered | 1978 (wellbore 30/7-6 R) |
| First production | June 2021 |
| Water depth | 114 m |
| Sea area | North Sea |
| Supply base | Tananger/Dusavik |
| Licence | Martin Linge Unit (a unitised field spanning several licences) |
| Expected total recovery | oil 62.3 million barrels; gas 20.1 billion cubic metres; NGL 1.4 million tonnes (Sodir estimate, 2025) |
| Remaining reserves | oil 25.3 million barrels; gas 11.5 billion cubic metres; NGL 0.8 million tonnes |
| Produced so far | 48% of the expected total |
| Wellbores inside the outline | 38 |
| Official record | Sodir FactPage |
Platforms and installations
One more installation is on the seabed, such as well templates.
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Islay (2.3 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.