Oil and gas field · Norway
Oseberg Sør
Oseberg Sør is an oil and gas field in the Norwegian North Sea, operated by Equinor Energy AS. It was discovered in 1984 and has produced since 2000. In August 2026 it produced about 19,000 barrels of oil, condensate and NGL and 2.7 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Oseberg Sør has produced about 408 million barrels of oil, condensate and NGL and 17.2 billion cubic metres of gas since February 2000.
Latest: 19,000 barrels a day in August 2026. Highest year: 2003, averaging 87,000 barrels a day. Highest month: May 2003.
Latest: 2.7 million cubic metres a day in August 2026. Highest year: 2012, averaging 3.1 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: May 2016.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil, condensate and NGL, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 18,000 | 2.4 |
| 2025 | 19,000 | 2 |
| 2024 | 20,000 | 1.3 |
| 2023 | 21,000 | 1.3 |
| 2022 | 24,000 | 1.2 |
| 2021 | 21,000 | 1.8 |
| 2020 | 22,000 | 1.9 |
| 2019 | 24,000 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 22,000 | 1.5 |
| 2017 | 30,000 | 1.7 |
| 2016 | 32,000 | 2 |
| 2015 | 34,000 | 2.2 |
| 2014 | 36,000 | 1.7 |
| 2013 | 45,000 | 2.7 |
| 2012 | 36,000 | 3.1 |
| 2011 | 36,000 | 2.2 |
| 2010 | 40,000 | 1.7 |
| 2009 | 45,000 | 1.7 |
| 2008 | 57,000 | 1.6 |
| 2007 | 55,000 | 1.8 |
| 2006 | 70,000 | 2.1 |
| 2005 | 72,000 | 2 |
| 2004 | 79,000 | 2.6 |
| 2003 | 87,000 | 2.5 |
| 2002 | 75,000 | 0.54 |
| 2001 | 77,000 | 0 |
| 2000 (Feb–Dec) | 27,000 | 0 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil and gas field |
| Operator | Equinor Energy AS |
| Partners |
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| Discovered | 1984 (wellbore 30/9-3) |
| First production | February 2000 |
| Water depth | 102 m |
| Sea area | North Sea |
| Supply base | Mongstad |
| Licence | Oseberg Area Unit (a unitised field spanning several licences) |
| Expected total recovery | oil 461 million barrels; gas 27.8 billion cubic metres; NGL 2.7 million tonnes (Sodir estimate, 2025) |
| Remaining reserves | oil 61.6 million barrels; gas 12.2 billion cubic metres; NGL 0.6 million tonnes |
| Produced so far | 78% of the expected total |
| Wellbores inside the outline | 139 |
| Official record | Sodir FactPage |
Platforms and installations
3 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.