Oil field · Norway
Varg
Varg is an oil field in the Norwegian North Sea, operated by Repsol Norge AS. It was discovered in 1984 and produced from 1998 to 2016. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 103 million barrels of oil, condensate and NGL.
Production
Varg produced about 103 million barrels of oil, condensate and NGL and 296 million cubic metres of gas between December 1998 and June 2016.
Latest: 88 barrels a day in June 2016. Highest year: 1999, averaging 30,000 barrels a day. Highest month: March 2000.
Latest: 0 million cubic metres a day in June 2016. Highest year: 2014, averaging 0.35 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: March 2016.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil, condensate and NGL, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 (Jan–Jun) | 4,100 | 0.5 |
| 2015 | 5,800 | 0.22 |
| 2014 | 7,400 | 0.35 |
| 2013 | 7,900 | 0 |
| 2012 | 11,000 | 0 |
| 2011 | 17,000 | 0 |
| 2010 | 24,000 | 0 |
| 2009 | 14,000 | 0 |
| 2008 | 12,000 | 0 |
| 2007 | 14,000 | 0 |
| 2006 | 15,000 | 0 |
| 2005 | 22,000 | 0 |
| 2004 | 21,000 | 0 |
| 2003 | 16,000 | 0 |
| 2002 | 14,000 | 0 |
| 2001 | 20,000 | 0 |
| 2000 | 30,000 | 0 |
| 1999 | 30,000 | 0 |
| 1998 (Dec) | 2,100 | 0 |
Field details
| Status | Shut down |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | Repsol Norge AS |
| Partners |
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| Discovered | 1984 (wellbore 15/12-4) |
| First production | December 1998 |
| Water depth | 84 m |
| Sea area | North Sea |
| Supply base | Tananger |
| Licence | Production licence 038 F |
| Expected total recovery | oil 103 million barrels; condensate 126,000 barrels; gas 300 million cubic metres; NGL 0 million tonnes (Sodir estimate, 2025) |
| Produced so far | 100% of the expected total |
| Wellbores inside the outline | 51 |
| Official record | Sodir FactPage |
Platforms and installations
2 installations are removed or no longer in use: Petrojarl Varg, Varg A.
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.