Oil field · Norway
Volve
Volve is an oil field in the Norwegian North Sea, operated by Equinor Energy AS. It was discovered in 1993 and produced from 2008 to 2016. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 66.5 million barrels of oil, condensate and NGL and 813 million cubic metres of gas.
Production
Volve produced about 66.5 million barrels of oil, condensate and NGL and 813 million cubic metres of gas between February 2008 and September 2016.
Latest: 2,000 barrels a day in September 2016. Highest year: 2009, averaging 49,000 barrels a day. Highest month: December 2008.
Latest: 0 million cubic metres a day in September 2016. Highest year: 2009, averaging 0.81 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: December 2008.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil, condensate and NGL, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 (Jan–Sep) | 7,600 | 0.1 |
| 2015 | 15,000 | 0.001 |
| 2014 | 13,000 | 0.038 |
| 2013 | 10,000 | 0.11 |
| 2012 | 10,000 | 0.12 |
| 2011 | 15,000 | 0.21 |
| 2010 | 31,000 | 0.43 |
| 2009 | 49,000 | 0.81 |
| 2008 (Feb–Dec) | 35,000 | 0.46 |
Field details
| Status | Shut down |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | Equinor Energy AS |
| Partners |
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| Discovered | 1993 (wellbore 15/9-19 SR) |
| First production | February 2008 |
| Water depth | 90 m |
| Sea area | North Sea |
| Supply base | Dusavik |
| Licence | Production licence 1282 |
| Expected total recovery | oil 64 million barrels; condensate 566,000 barrels; gas 810 million cubic metres; NGL 0.2 million tonnes (Sodir estimate, 2025) |
| Produced so far | 100% of the expected total |
| Wellbores inside the outline | 22 |
| Official record | Sodir FactPage |
Platforms and installations
One installation is removed or no longer in use: Navion SAGA.
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Sleipner Øst (1.2 km), Sleipner Vest (4.8 km), Gungne (7.4 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.