Oil and gas field · Norway
Norne
Norne is an oil and gas field in the Norwegian Sea, operated by Equinor Energy AS. It was discovered in 1992 and has produced since 1997. In August 2026 it produced about 3,800 barrels of oil, condensate and NGL and 0.64 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Norne has produced about 603 million barrels of oil, condensate and NGL and 12.3 billion cubic metres of gas since November 1997.
Latest: 3,800 barrels a day in August 2026. Highest year: 2001, averaging 198,000 barrels a day. Highest month: October 2001.
Latest: 0.64 million cubic metres a day in August 2026. Highest year: 2001, averaging 3 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: December 2001.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil, condensate and NGL, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 5,600 | 0.84 |
| 2025 | 2,500 | 0.55 |
| 2024 | 3,500 | 0.84 |
| 2023 | 5,700 | 2.2 |
| 2022 | 8,700 | 2.5 |
| 2021 | 12,000 | 2.3 |
| 2020 | 12,000 | 2.5 |
| 2019 | 12,000 | 1.9 |
| 2018 | 11,000 | 0.49 |
| 2017 | 10,000 | 0.28 |
| 2016 | 8,000 | 0.35 |
| 2015 | 12,000 | 0.5 |
| 2014 | 13,000 | 0.32 |
| 2013 | 14,000 | 0.33 |
| 2012 | 14,000 | 0.43 |
| 2011 | 29,000 | 0.71 |
| 2010 | 34,000 | 0.46 |
| 2009 | 39,000 | 0.49 |
| 2008 | 61,000 | 0.94 |
| 2007 | 76,000 | 1.4 |
| 2006 | 86,000 | 1.2 |
| 2005 | 94,000 | 2.6 |
| 2004 | 124,000 | 2.6 |
| 2003 | 150,000 | 2.1 |
| 2002 | 179,000 | 2.2 |
| 2001 | 198,000 | 3 |
| 2000 | 179,000 | 0 |
| 1999 | 143,000 | 0 |
| 1998 | 109,000 | 0 |
| 1997 (Nov–Dec) | 43,000 | 0 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil and gas field |
| Operator | Equinor Energy AS |
| Partners |
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| Discovered | 1992 (wellbore 6608/10-2) |
| First production | November 1997 |
| Water depth | 377 m |
| Sea area | Norwegian Sea |
| Supply base | Sandnessjøen |
| Licence | Norne Inside (a unitised field spanning several licences) |
| Expected total recovery | oil 592 million barrels; gas 12.3 billion cubic metres; NGL 1.3 million tonnes (Sodir estimate, 2025) |
| Remaining reserves | oil 6.8 million barrels; gas 140 million cubic metres; NGL 0 million tonnes |
| Produced so far | 99% of the expected total |
| Wellbores inside the outline | 65 |
| Official record | Sodir FactPage |
Platforms and installations
7 more installations are on the seabed, such as well templates.
Nearby
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.