Oil and gas field · Norway
Oseberg
Oseberg is an oil and gas field in the Norwegian North Sea, operated by Equinor Energy AS. It was discovered in 1979 and has produced since 1988. In August 2026 it produced about 30,000 barrels of oil, condensate and NGL and 22 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Oseberg has produced about 2.68 billion barrels of oil, condensate and NGL and 98.2 billion cubic metres of gas since September 1986.
Latest: 30,000 barrels a day in August 2026. Highest year: 1994, averaging 503,000 barrels a day. Highest month: October 1995.
Latest: 22 million cubic metres a day in August 2026. Highest year: 2024, averaging 23 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: February 2021.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil, condensate and NGL, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 28,000 | 18 |
| 2025 | 39,000 | 21 |
| 2024 | 42,000 | 23 |
| 2023 | 48,000 | 16 |
| 2022 | 59,000 | 18 |
| 2021 | 74,000 | 22 |
| 2020 | 80,000 | 9.5 |
| 2019 | 76,000 | 8.5 |
| 2018 | 62,000 | 7.4 |
| 2017 | 80,000 | 9.5 |
| 2016 | 80,000 | 3.9 |
| 2015 | 72,000 | 7.4 |
| 2014 | 66,000 | 5.3 |
| 2013 | 72,000 | 10 |
| 2012 | 77,000 | 12 |
| 2011 | 88,000 | 4.2 |
| 2010 | 91,000 | 8.5 |
| 2009 | 107,000 | 6.5 |
| 2008 | 111,000 | 10 |
| 2007 | 111,000 | 4.2 |
| 2006 | 130,000 | 9.2 |
| 2005 | 149,000 | 7.7 |
| 2004 | 170,000 | 6.6 |
| 2003 | 176,000 | 3.4 |
| 2002 | 192,000 | 7.7 |
| 2001 | 206,000 | 10 |
| 2000 | 276,000 | 3.8 |
| 1999 | 335,000 | 0 |
| 1998 | 415,000 | 0 |
| 1997 | 470,000 | 0 |
| 1996 | 501,000 | 0 |
| 1995 | 499,000 | 0 |
| 1994 | 503,000 | 0 |
| 1993 | 490,000 | 0 |
| 1992 | 449,000 | 0 |
| 1991 | 360,000 | 0 |
| 1990 | 298,000 | 0 |
| 1989 | 233,000 | 0 |
| 1988 | 19,000 | 0 |
| 1987 | 14,000 | 0 |
| 1986 (Sep–Dec) | 15,000 | 0 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil and gas field |
| Operator | Equinor Energy AS |
| Partners |
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| Discovered | 1979 (wellbore 30/6-1) |
| First production | December 1988 |
| Water depth | 108 m |
| Sea area | North Sea |
| Supply base | Mongstad |
| Licence | Oseberg Area Unit (a unitised field spanning several licences) |
| Expected total recovery | oil 2.56 billion barrels; gas 139 billion cubic metres; NGL 16 million tonnes (Sodir estimate, 2025) |
| Remaining reserves | oil 45.5 million barrels; gas 44.6 billion cubic metres; NGL 1.9 million tonnes |
| Produced so far | 90% of the expected total |
| Wellbores inside the outline | 341 |
| Official record | Sodir FactPage |
Platforms and installations
10 more installations are on the seabed, such as well templates.
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Oseberg Sør (0 km), Tune (0 km), Brage (5.9 km), Bestla (6.2 km), Oseberg Øst (8.4 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.