Field · Norwegian Sea
Ærfugl Nord
Ærfugl Nord is a gas and condensate field in the Norwegian Sea, discovered in 2012. Status: producing. Operator: Aker BP ASA.
ProducingGas and condensate
- Status
- Producing
- Contains
- Gas and condensate
- Sea area
- Norwegian Sea
- Operator
- Aker BP ASA
- Discovered
- 2012
- Approved for production
- 6 Apr 2018
- Production start
- 5 Nov 2021
- Supply base
- Sandnessjøen
- Sodir ID
- 38542241
Show on the globeFact page at the Norwegian Offshore Directorate
Production
- Last 12 months
- 0.12 million Sm³ o.e. · Sep 2025–Aug 2026
- Share of Norwegian production
- 0.051 %no. 78 of 100 fields with production in the last 12 months
- Per day
- 2,100barrels o.e. per day, converted
- Peak year
- 2023 0.84 million Sm³ o.e.
OilGasNGL2026 covers January–August (lighter bar).
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| Year | Oil | Gas | NGL | Condensate | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 0.01 | 0.10 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.12 |
| 2025 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.06 |
| 2024 | 0.02 | 0.38 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.45 |
| 2023 | 0.05 | 0.70 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 0.84 |
| 2022 | 0.06 | 0.67 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.80 |
| 2021 | -0.00 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 |
Marketable production in million standard cubic metres of oil equivalent (Sm³ o.e.), per month from the Norwegian Offshore Directorate, summed per year. Gas in billion Sm³ equals million Sm³ o.e. Figures up to and including August 2026. The conversion to barrels per day uses 1 Sm³ ≈ 6.29 barrels.
Reserves
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate's estimate as of 31 Dec 2025. Originally recoverable is everything the field is expected to produce; remaining is what is left.
| Product | Originally recoverable | Remaining | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oil | 0.21 | 0.00 | million Sm³ |
| Gas | 2.20 | 0.00 | billion Sm³ |
| NGL | 0.17 | 0.00 | million tonnes |
| Total o.e. | 2.73 | 0.00 | million Sm³ o.e. |
According to the estimate, 100 % of the recoverable reserves have been produced.
Licensees
| Company | Share | Valid from |
|---|---|---|
| Aker BP ASAAKRBPOperator | 30.00 % | 23 Dec 2024 |
| Equinor Energy ASEQNR | 30.00 % | 23 Dec 2024 |
| Harbour Energy Norge AS | 28.08 % | 23 Dec 2024 |
| ORLEN Upstream Norway AS | 11.92 % | 23 Dec 2024 |
Companies on the analysis page link to their own page.
Network
Gas by pipeline to Kårstø and oil is loaded onto ships. The production is processed at Skarv. Possible onward routes for the gas: Germany, France and Denmark (pipeline connections, not measured flow).
Source: Norwegian Offshore Directorate, pipelines, facilities and field descriptions, 11 Nov 2026. The network page has a source and date for every link.
Facilities
| Name | Type | Status | In service since |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6507/3-G-1h Ærfugl | Single-well template | In service | 2021 |
Sources
Sokkeldirektoratet, the Norwegian Offshore Directorate (FactMaps and FactPages), Norwegian Licence for Open Government Data (NLOD). Field data retrieved 4 Nov 2026, production 28 Oct 2026, licensees and reserves 11 Nov 2026. factpages.sodir.no · NLOD