Oil and gas field · Norway
Skarv
Skarv is an oil and gas field in the Norwegian Sea, operated by Aker BP ASA. It was discovered in 1998 and has produced since 2013. In August 2026 it produced about 21,000 barrels of oil, condensate and NGL and 15 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Skarv has produced about 214 million barrels of oil, condensate and NGL and 62.2 billion cubic metres of gas since January 2013.
Latest: 21,000 barrels a day in August 2026. Highest year: 2014, averaging 72,000 barrels a day. Highest month: June 2014.
Latest: 15 million cubic metres a day in August 2026. Highest year: 2023, averaging 18 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: August 2023.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil, condensate and NGL, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 23,000 | 15 |
| 2025 | 27,000 | 17 |
| 2024 | 30,000 | 17 |
| 2023 | 37,000 | 18 |
| 2022 | 40,000 | 17 |
| 2021 | 42,000 | 12 |
| 2020 | 32,000 | 8.9 |
| 2019 | 35,000 | 9.2 |
| 2018 | 41,000 | 10 |
| 2017 | 42,000 | 11 |
| 2016 | 55,000 | 11 |
| 2015 | 68,000 | 11 |
| 2014 | 72,000 | 9.9 |
| 2013 | 49,000 | 8.2 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil and gas field |
| Operator | Aker BP ASA |
| Partners |
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| Discovered | 1998 (wellbore 6507/5-1) |
| First production | January 2013 |
| Water depth | 369 m |
| Sea area | Norwegian Sea |
| Supply base | Sandnessjøen |
| Licence | Skarv Unit (a unitised field spanning several licences) |
| Expected total recovery | oil 151 million barrels; gas 74.9 billion cubic metres; NGL 7.5 million tonnes (Sodir estimate, 2025) |
| Remaining reserves | oil 11.2 million barrels; gas 16.8 billion cubic metres; NGL 1.8 million tonnes |
| Produced so far | 81% of the expected total |
| Wellbores inside the outline | 47 |
| Official record | Sodir FactPage |
Platforms and installations
12 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.