Oil field · Norway
Tambar
Tambar is an oil field in the Norwegian North Sea, operated by Aker BP ASA. It was discovered in 1983 and has produced since 2001. In August 2026 it produced about 4,100 barrels of oil, condensate and NGL a day.
Production
Tambar has produced about 81.6 million barrels of oil, condensate and NGL since July 2001.
Latest: 4,100 barrels a day in August 2026. Highest year: 2002, averaging 31,000 barrels a day. Highest month: April 2002.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil, condensate and NGL, barrels a day |
|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 5,200 |
| 2025 | 7,200 |
| 2024 | 1,700 |
| 2023 | 2,800 |
| 2022 | 1,800 |
| 2021 | 3,600 |
| 2020 | 4,600 |
| 2019 | 3,900 |
| 2018 | 6,000 |
| 2017 | 3,400 |
| 2016 | 4,000 |
| 2015 | 4,500 |
| 2014 | 6,000 |
| 2013 | 4,300 |
| 2012 | 4,000 |
| 2011 | 5,200 |
| 2010 | 5,100 |
| 2009 | 6,200 |
| 2008 | 11,000 |
| 2007 | 12,000 |
| 2006 | 17,000 |
| 2005 | 23,000 |
| 2004 | 16,000 |
| 2003 | 26,000 |
| 2002 | 31,000 |
| 2001 (Jul–Dec) | 19,000 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | Aker BP ASA |
| Partners |
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| Discovered | 1983 (wellbore 1/3-3) |
| First production | July 2001 |
| Water depth | 70 m |
| Sea area | North Sea |
| Supply base | Tananger |
| Licence | Production licence 065 |
| Expected total recovery | oil 76.5 million barrels; gas 2.6 billion cubic metres; NGL 0.3 million tonnes (Sodir estimate, 2025) |
| Remaining reserves | oil 2.3 million barrels; gas 70 million cubic metres; NGL 0 million tonnes |
| Produced so far | 97% of the expected total |
| Wellbores inside the outline | 1 |
| Official record | Sodir FactPage |
Platforms and installations
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Tambar Øst (0.5 km), Gyda (2.2 km), Ula (8.6 km), Oselvar (8.8 km), Oda (9.1 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.