Oil field · Norway
Vilje
Vilje is an oil field in the Norwegian North Sea, operated by Aker BP ASA. It was discovered in 2003 and has produced since 2008. In August 2026 it produced about 2,300 barrels of oil, condensate and NGL a day.
Production
Vilje has produced about 87.8 million barrels of oil, condensate and NGL and 540 million cubic metres of gas since August 2008.
Latest: 2,300 barrels a day in August 2026. Highest year: 2010, averaging 31,000 barrels a day. Highest month: September 2011.
Latest: 0 million cubic metres a day in August 2026. Highest year: 2010, averaging 0.23 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: September 2011.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil, condensate and NGL, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 2,100 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1,800 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2,500 | 0.001 |
| 2023 | 2,200 | 0.002 |
| 2022 | 2,800 | 0.003 |
| 2021 | 3,400 | 0.009 |
| 2020 | 5,000 | 0.022 |
| 2019 | 5,100 | 0.021 |
| 2018 | 8,300 | 0.039 |
| 2017 | 11,000 | 0.061 |
| 2016 | 14,000 | 0.083 |
| 2015 | 14,000 | 0.072 |
| 2014 | 19,000 | 0.12 |
| 2013 | 23,000 | 0.15 |
| 2012 | 30,000 | 0.21 |
| 2011 | 31,000 | 0.22 |
| 2010 | 31,000 | 0.23 |
| 2009 | 27,000 | 0.19 |
| 2008 (Aug–Dec) | 22,000 | 0.11 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | Aker BP ASA |
| Partners |
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| Discovered | 2003 (wellbore 25/4-9 S) |
| First production | August 2008 |
| Water depth | 122 m |
| Sea area | North Sea |
| Licence | Production licence 036 D |
| Expected total recovery | oil 93.2 million barrels (Sodir estimate, 2025) |
| Remaining reserves | oil 5.8 million barrels |
| Produced so far | 94% of the expected total |
| Wellbores inside the outline | 9 |
| Official record | Sodir FactPage |
Platforms and installations
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.