Oil field · Norway
Ula
Ula is an oil field in the Norwegian North Sea, operated by Aker BP ASA. It was discovered in 1976 and has produced since 1986. In August 2026 it produced about 4,800 barrels of oil, condensate and NGL a day.
Production
Ula has produced about 522 million barrels of oil, condensate and NGL and 3.9 billion cubic metres of gas since October 1986.
Latest: 4,800 barrels a day in August 2026. Highest year: 1993, averaging 136,000 barrels a day. Highest month: May 1993.
Latest: 0 million cubic metres a day in August 2026. Highest year: 1993, averaging 1.3 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: May 1993.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil, condensate and NGL, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 4,000 | 0 |
| 2025 | 4,900 | 0 |
| 2024 | 5,000 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6,800 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3,800 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5,500 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6,200 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5,800 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7,500 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8,100 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8,200 | 0 |
| 2015 | 8,800 | 0 |
| 2014 | 12,000 | 0 |
| 2013 | 9,800 | 0 |
| 2012 | 9,500 | 0 |
| 2011 | 13,000 | 0 |
| 2010 | 20,000 | 0 |
| 2009 | 13,000 | 0.004 |
| 2008 | 9,900 | 0.003 |
| 2007 | 15,000 | 0.019 |
| 2006 | 18,000 | 0 |
| 2005 | 20,000 | 0 |
| 2004 | 19,000 | 0.077 |
| 2003 | 20,000 | 0.14 |
| 2002 | 23,000 | 0.12 |
| 2001 | 24,000 | 0.017 |
| 2000 | 21,000 | 0 |
| 1999 | 26,000 | 0 |
| 1998 | 31,000 | 0.061 |
| 1997 | 40,000 | 0.4 |
| 1996 | 49,000 | 0.45 |
| 1995 | 70,000 | 0.64 |
| 1994 | 100,000 | 0.96 |
| 1993 | 136,000 | 1.3 |
| 1992 | 135,000 | 1.2 |
| 1991 | 126,000 | 1.2 |
| 1990 | 104,000 | 1 |
| 1989 | 96,000 | 0.95 |
| 1988 | 96,000 | 0.99 |
| 1987 | 86,000 | 0.88 |
| 1986 (Oct–Dec) | 62,000 | 0.41 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | Aker BP ASA |
| Partners |
|
| Discovered | 1976 (wellbore 7/12-2) |
| First production | October 1986 |
| Water depth | 71 m |
| Sea area | North Sea |
| Supply base | Tananger |
| Licence | Production licence 019 |
| Expected total recovery | oil 491 million barrels; gas 3.9 billion cubic metres; NGL 3 million tonnes (Sodir estimate, 2025) |
| Remaining reserves | oil 2.6 million barrels; NGL 0 million tonnes |
| Produced so far | 99% of the expected total |
| Wellbores inside the outline | 60 |
| Official record | Sodir FactPage |
Platforms and installations
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Oda (8.3 km), Tambar (8.6 km), Tambar Øst (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.