Oil field · Norway
Snorre
Snorre is an oil field in the Norwegian North Sea, operated by Equinor Energy AS. It was discovered in 1979 and has produced since 1992. In August 2026 it produced about 78,000 barrels of oil, condensate and NGL a day.
Production
Snorre has produced about 1.66 billion barrels of oil, condensate and NGL and 6.4 billion cubic metres of gas since August 1992.
Latest: 78,000 barrels a day in August 2026. Highest year: 2003, averaging 246,000 barrels a day. Highest month: December 2002.
Latest: 0 million cubic metres a day in August 2026. Highest year: 1995, averaging 1.7 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: October 1995.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil, condensate and NGL, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 78,000 | 0 |
| 2025 | 87,000 | 0 |
| 2024 | 86,000 | 0 |
| 2023 | 95,000 | 0 |
| 2022 | 104,000 | 0 |
| 2021 | 100,000 | 0 |
| 2020 | 67,000 | 0 |
| 2019 | 52,000 | 0.032 |
| 2018 | 92,000 | 0 |
| 2017 | 85,000 | 0.19 |
| 2016 | 98,000 | 0 |
| 2015 | 110,000 | 0 |
| 2014 | 97,000 | 0.025 |
| 2013 | 88,000 | 0.051 |
| 2012 | 77,000 | 0.094 |
| 2011 | 97,000 | 0.32 |
| 2010 | 102,000 | 0.38 |
| 2009 | 105,000 | 0.38 |
| 2008 | 149,000 | 0.63 |
| 2007 | 146,000 | 0.18 |
| 2006 | 147,000 | 0.4 |
| 2005 | 161,000 | 0.94 |
| 2004 | 203,000 | 0.53 |
| 2003 | 246,000 | 1.1 |
| 2002 | 234,000 | 1.2 |
| 2001 | 216,000 | 1.4 |
| 2000 | 157,000 | 0.8 |
| 1999 | 172,000 | 0.84 |
| 1998 | 184,000 | 1.3 |
| 1997 | 195,000 | 1.6 |
| 1996 | 208,000 | 1.7 |
| 1995 | 208,000 | 1.7 |
| 1994 | 181,000 | 1.2 |
| 1993 | 128,000 | 0.59 |
| 1992 (Aug–Dec) | 68,000 | 0 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | Equinor Energy AS |
| Partners |
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| Discovered | 1979 (wellbore 34/4-1) |
| First production | August 1992 |
| Water depth | 340 m |
| Sea area | North Sea |
| Supply base | Florø |
| Licence | Snorre Unit (a unitised field spanning several licences) |
| Expected total recovery | oil 1.99 billion barrels; gas 8.5 billion cubic metres; NGL 5.7 million tonnes (Sodir estimate, 2025) |
| Remaining reserves | oil 403 million barrels; gas 1.8 billion cubic metres; NGL 0.9 million tonnes |
| Produced so far | 80% of the expected total |
| Wellbores inside the outline | 203 |
| Official record | Sodir FactPage |
Platforms and installations
19 more installations are on the seabed, such as well templates.
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Vigdis (0 km), Sygna (3.3 km), Statfjord Øst (3.6 km), Statfjord Nord (3.7 km), Statfjord (4.2 km), Tordis (6.5 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.