Oil field · Norway
Valhall
Valhall is an oil field in the Norwegian North Sea, operated by Aker BP ASA. It was discovered in 1975 and has produced since 1982. In August 2026 it produced about 30,000 barrels of oil, condensate and NGL and 0.84 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Valhall has produced about 893 million barrels of oil, condensate and NGL and 25.3 billion cubic metres of gas since October 1982.
Latest: 30,000 barrels a day in August 2026. Highest year: 1999, averaging 96,000 barrels a day. Highest month: June 1998.
Latest: 0.84 million cubic metres a day in August 2026. Highest year: 1999, averaging 2.8 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: September 1999.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil, condensate and NGL, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 28,000 | 0.81 |
| 2025 | 33,000 | 0.95 |
| 2024 | 37,000 | 0.95 |
| 2023 | 37,000 | 0.94 |
| 2022 | 37,000 | 0.96 |
| 2021 | 44,000 | 1.1 |
| 2020 | 48,000 | 1.1 |
| 2019 | 37,000 | 0.87 |
| 2018 | 34,000 | 0.84 |
| 2017 | 32,000 | 0.84 |
| 2016 | 36,000 | 1 |
| 2015 | 44,000 | 1.2 |
| 2014 | 40,000 | 1 |
| 2013 | 32,000 | 0.65 |
| 2012 | 17,000 | 0.37 |
| 2011 | 30,000 | 0.68 |
| 2010 | 38,000 | 0.93 |
| 2009 | 41,000 | 0.96 |
| 2008 | 51,000 | 1.3 |
| 2007 | 62,000 | 1.7 |
| 2006 | 73,000 | 2.1 |
| 2005 | 87,000 | 2.6 |
| 2004 | 86,000 | 2.6 |
| 2003 | 75,000 | 1.7 |
| 2002 | 75,000 | 2.4 |
| 2001 | 79,000 | 2.4 |
| 2000 | 82,000 | 2.4 |
| 1999 | 96,000 | 2.8 |
| 1998 | 93,000 | 2.6 |
| 1997 | 82,000 | 2.6 |
| 1996 | 73,000 | 2.4 |
| 1995 | 63,000 | 2.2 |
| 1994 | 57,000 | 1.8 |
| 1993 | 64,000 | 2.2 |
| 1992 | 73,000 | 2.5 |
| 1991 | 69,000 | 2.2 |
| 1990 | 78,000 | 2.5 |
| 1989 | 80,000 | 2.3 |
| 1988 | 69,000 | 1.9 |
| 1987 | 66,000 | 1.7 |
| 1986 | 49,000 | 1.2 |
| 1985 | 53,000 | 1.3 |
| 1984 | 53,000 | 1.4 |
| 1983 | 18,000 | 0.28 |
| 1982 (Oct–Dec) | 6,000 | 0 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | Aker BP ASA |
| Partners |
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| Discovered | 1975 (wellbore 2/8-6) |
| First production | October 1982 |
| Water depth | 74 m |
| Sea area | North Sea |
| Supply base | Tananger |
| Licence | Valhall Unit (a unitised field spanning several licences) |
| Expected total recovery | oil 984 million barrels; gas 30.1 billion cubic metres; NGL 6.3 million tonnes (Sodir estimate, 2025) |
| Remaining reserves | oil 163 million barrels; gas 5 billion cubic metres; NGL 1 million tonnes |
| Produced so far | 83% of the expected total |
| Wellbores inside the outline | 178 |
| Official record | Sodir FactPage |
Platforms and installations
4 installations are removed or no longer in use: Valhall DP, Valhall Q, Ekofisk G, Valhall PCP.
3 more installations are on the seabed, such as well templates.
Nearby
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.