Oil field · Norway
Statfjord
Statfjord is an oil field in the Norwegian North Sea, operated by Equinor Energy AS. It was discovered in 1974 and has produced since 1979. In August 2026 it produced about 10,000 barrels of oil, condensate and NGL and 1.2 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Statfjord has produced about 3.92 billion barrels of oil, condensate and NGL and 82.9 billion cubic metres of gas since November 1979.
Latest: 10,000 barrels a day in August 2026. Highest year: 1992, averaging 662,000 barrels a day. Highest month: February 1992.
Latest: 1.2 million cubic metres a day in August 2026. Highest year: 1987, averaging 8.9 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: November 2007.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil, condensate and NGL, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 10,000 | 0.98 |
| 2025 | 14,000 | 1.2 |
| 2024 | 18,000 | 1.4 |
| 2023 | 17,000 | 1.8 |
| 2022 | 15,000 | 1.9 |
| 2021 | 24,000 | 2.3 |
| 2020 | 27,000 | 2.5 |
| 2019 | 26,000 | 3 |
| 2018 | 34,000 | 3.6 |
| 2017 | 45,000 | 5 |
| 2016 | 57,000 | 7.3 |
| 2015 | 57,000 | 6.6 |
| 2014 | 50,000 | 4.9 |
| 2013 | 45,000 | 4 |
| 2012 | 37,000 | 3.6 |
| 2011 | 40,000 | 3.7 |
| 2010 | 51,000 | 6.3 |
| 2009 | 56,000 | 6.8 |
| 2008 | 79,000 | 8.3 |
| 2007 | 87,000 | 5.5 |
| 2006 | 91,000 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | 110,000 | 5.4 |
| 2004 | 133,000 | 5.8 |
| 2003 | 144,000 | 3.3 |
| 2002 | 164,000 | 4.1 |
| 2001 | 186,000 | 3.9 |
| 2000 | 199,000 | 4.2 |
| 1999 | 234,000 | 6.2 |
| 1998 | 307,000 | 6.9 |
| 1997 | 355,000 | 8.5 |
| 1996 | 397,000 | 8.8 |
| 1995 | 469,000 | 8.1 |
| 1994 | 571,000 | 8.6 |
| 1993 | 597,000 | 8.1 |
| 1992 | 662,000 | 8.1 |
| 1991 | 627,000 | 7.8 |
| 1990 | 602,000 | 8.1 |
| 1989 | 614,000 | 8.3 |
| 1988 | 625,000 | 8.8 |
| 1987 | 634,000 | 8.9 |
| 1986 | 619,000 | 8.2 |
| 1985 | 501,000 | 1.2 |
| 1984 | 386,000 | 0 |
| 1983 | 328,000 | 0 |
| 1982 | 196,000 | 0 |
| 1981 | 137,000 | 0 |
| 1980 | 59,000 | 0 |
| 1979 (Nov–Dec) | 27,000 | 0 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | Equinor Energy AS |
| Partners |
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| Discovered | 1974 (wellbore 33/12-1) |
| First production | November 1979 |
| Water depth | 145 m |
| Sea area | North Sea |
| Supply base | Mongstad |
| Licence | Statfjord Unit (a unitised field spanning several licences) |
| Expected total recovery | oil 3.66 billion barrels; gas 88.8 billion cubic metres; NGL 24 million tonnes (Sodir estimate, 2025) |
| Remaining reserves | oil 16.4 million barrels; gas 6.7 billion cubic metres; NGL 1.7 million tonnes |
| Produced so far | 98% of the expected total |
| Wellbores inside the outline | 446 |
| Official record | Sodir FactPage |
Platforms and installations
3 installations are removed or no longer in use: Statfjord-A-ALP, Statfjord-B-SPM, Statfjord C-SPM.
5 more installations are on the seabed, such as well templates.
Nearby
- The field crosses the Norway–UK boundary: see Statfjord (UK side).
- Fields within 10 km: Statfjord Øst (0.7 km), Vigdis (1.4 km), Snorre (4.2 km), Tordis (5.2 km), Statfjord Nord (5.4 km), Murchison (7.5 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.