Oil and gas field · Norway
Troll
Troll 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 1995. In August 2026 it produced about 121 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Troll has produced about 2.06 billion barrels of oil, condensate and NGL and 921 billion cubic metres of gas since January 1990.
Latest: 40,000 barrels a day in August 2026. Highest year: 2003, averaging 385,000 barrels a day. Highest month: February 2003.
Latest: 121 million cubic metres a day in August 2026. Highest year: 2024, averaging 120 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: November 2024.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil, condensate and NGL, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 38,000 | 116 |
| 2025 | 44,000 | 112 |
| 2024 | 57,000 | 120 |
| 2023 | 63,000 | 103 |
| 2022 | 85,000 | 109 |
| 2021 | 94,000 | 102 |
| 2020 | 109,000 | 96 |
| 2019 | 128,000 | 86 |
| 2018 | 136,000 | 106 |
| 2017 | 150,000 | 101 |
| 2016 | 148,000 | 87 |
| 2015 | 144,000 | 95 |
| 2014 | 147,000 | 80 |
| 2013 | 144,000 | 81 |
| 2012 | 146,000 | 94 |
| 2011 | 141,000 | 68 |
| 2010 | 137,000 | 78 |
| 2009 | 154,000 | 67 |
| 2008 | 159,000 | 81 |
| 2007 | 186,000 | 98 |
| 2006 | 211,000 | 84 |
| 2005 | 265,000 | 78 |
| 2004 | 318,000 | 72 |
| 2003 | 385,000 | 72 |
| 2002 | 378,000 | 70 |
| 2001 | 347,000 | 59 |
| 2000 | 328,000 | 67 |
| 1999 | 226,000 | 70 |
| 1998 | 228,000 | 55 |
| 1997 | 254,000 | 39 |
| 1996 | 229,000 | 15 |
| 1995 | 49,000 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1,000 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1,000 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1,100 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3,000 | 0 |
| 1990 | 18,000 | 0 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil and gas field |
| Operator | Equinor Energy AS |
| Partners |
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| Discovered | 1979 (wellbore 31/2-1) |
| First production | September 1995 |
| Water depth | 330 m |
| Sea area | North Sea |
| Supply base | Mongstad |
| Licence | Troll Unit (a unitised field spanning several licences) |
| Expected total recovery | oil 1.88 billion barrels; condensate 9.6 million barrels; gas 1474 billion cubic metres; NGL 22 million tonnes (Sodir estimate, 2025) |
| Remaining reserves | oil 20.8 million barrels; gas 559 billion cubic metres; NGL 7.3 million tonnes |
| Produced so far | 68% of the expected total |
| Wellbores inside the outline | 740 |
| Official record | Sodir FactPage |
Platforms and installations
84 more installations are on the seabed, such as well templates.
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Troll Brent B (0 km), Fram (2.6 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.