Gas field · Norway
Utgard
Utgard is a gas field in the Norwegian North Sea, operated by Equinor Energy AS. It was discovered in 1982 and has produced since 2019. In August 2026 it produced about 87 barrels of oil, condensate and NGL and 0.018 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Utgard has produced about 8.5 million barrels of oil, condensate and NGL and 1.1 billion cubic metres of gas since September 2019.
Latest: 0.018 million cubic metres a day in August 2026. Highest year: 2020, averaging 0.86 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: October 2019.
Latest: 87 barrels a day in August 2026. Highest year: 2020, averaging 7,700 barrels a day. Highest month: October 2019.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil, condensate and NGL, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 1,300 | 0.21 |
| 2025 | 1,300 | 0.2 |
| 2024 | 1,900 | 0.24 |
| 2023 | 1,200 | 0.3 |
| 2022 | 1,700 | 0.34 |
| 2021 | 3,700 | 0.57 |
| 2020 | 7,700 | 0.86 |
| 2019 (Sep–Dec) | 14,000 | 1.3 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Gas field |
| Operator | Equinor Energy AS |
| Partners |
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| Discovered | 1982 (wellbore 15/8-1) |
| First production | September 2019 |
| Water depth | 115 m |
| Sea area | North Sea |
| Licence | Utgard Unit (a unitised field spanning several licences) |
| Expected total recovery | oil 6.8 million barrels; gas 1.4 billion cubic metres; NGL 0.2 million tonnes (Sodir estimate, 2025) |
| Remaining reserves | oil 629,000 barrels; gas 260 million cubic metres; NGL 0 million tonnes |
| Produced so far | 86% of the expected total |
| Wellbores inside the outline | 5 |
| Official record | Sodir FactPage |
Platforms and installations
One more installation is on the seabed, such as well templates.
Nearby
- The field crosses the Norway–UK boundary: see Utgard (UK side).
- Fields within 10 km: Sleipner Vest (4.2 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.