Gas condensate field · Norway
Vega
Vega is a gas condensate field in the Norwegian North Sea, operated by Harbour Energy Norge AS. It was discovered in 1981 and has produced since 2010. In August 2026 it produced about 4,500 barrels of oil, condensate and NGL and 2.5 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Vega has produced about 133 million barrels of oil, condensate and NGL and 21.5 billion cubic metres of gas since December 2010.
Latest: 2.5 million cubic metres a day in August 2026. Highest year: 2015, averaging 4.6 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: December 2014.
Latest: 4,500 barrels a day in August 2026. Highest year: 2014, averaging 40,000 barrels a day. Highest month: February 2014.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil, condensate and NGL, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 5,800 | 2.5 |
| 2025 | 8,800 | 2.8 |
| 2024 | 17,000 | 4.1 |
| 2023 | 14,000 | 4.4 |
| 2022 | 16,000 | 4.1 |
| 2021 | 17,000 | 3.4 |
| 2020 | 23,000 | 4.3 |
| 2019 | 22,000 | 4.1 |
| 2018 | 26,000 | 3.9 |
| 2017 | 24,000 | 3.5 |
| 2016 | 34,000 | 4.6 |
| 2015 | 39,000 | 4.6 |
| 2014 | 40,000 | 4.6 |
| 2013 | 34,000 | 4.1 |
| 2012 | 27,000 | 2.8 |
| 2011 | 18,000 | 2 |
| 2010 (Dec) | 4,800 | 0 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Gas condensate field |
| Operator | Harbour Energy Norge AS |
| Partners |
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| Discovered | 1981 (wellbore 35/8-1) |
| First production | December 2010 |
| Water depth | 377 m |
| Sea area | North Sea |
| Supply base | Florø |
| Licence | Vega Unit (a unitised field spanning several licences) |
| Expected total recovery | oil 66.4 million barrels; gas 25.5 billion cubic metres; NGL 6 million tonnes (Sodir estimate, 2025) |
| Remaining reserves | oil 6.5 million barrels; gas 4.6 billion cubic metres; NGL 0.7 million tonnes |
| Produced so far | 85% of the expected total |
| Wellbores inside the outline | 16 |
| Official record | Sodir FactPage |
Platforms and installations
3 more installations are on the seabed, such as well templates.
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Byrding (0.7 km), Fram H-Nord (3.8 km), Fram (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.