Field · North Sea
Bestla
Bestla is an oil and gas field in the North Sea, discovered in 2016. Status: approved for production. Operator: OKEA ASA.
Approved for productionOil and gas
- Status
- Approved for production
- Contains
- Oil and gas
- Sea area
- North Sea
- Operator
- OKEA ASA
- Discovered
- 2016
- Approved for production
- 19 Nov 2024
- Supply base
- Mongstad
- Sodir ID
- 42002507
Show on the globeFact page at the Norwegian Offshore Directorate
Production
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has no production figures for the field from 2000 onwards, which is as far back as the figures here go.
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 July 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 | 2.62 | 2.62 | million Sm³ |
| Gas | 0.85 | 0.85 | billion Sm³ |
| NGL | 0.16 | 0.16 | million tonnes |
| Total o.e. | 3.78 | 3.78 | million Sm³ o.e. |
According to the estimate, 0 % of the recoverable reserves have been produced.
Licensees
| Company | Share | Valid from |
|---|---|---|
| DNO Norge ASDNO | 39.28 % | 17 Dec 2025 |
| OKEA ASAOKEAOperator | 39.28 % | 17 Dec 2025 |
| Lime Petroleum AS | 17.00 % | 17 Dec 2025 |
| M Vest Energy AS | 4.44 % | 17 Dec 2025 |
Companies on the analysis page link to their own page.
Facilities
| Name | Type | Status | In service since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bestla | Multi-well template | Under installation | 2020 |
Sources
Sokkeldirektoratet, the Norwegian Offshore Directorate (FactMaps and FactPages), Norwegian Licence for Open Government Data (NLOD). Field data retrieved 28 Sep 2026, production 27 Sep 2026, licensees and reserves 28 Sep 2026. factpages.sodir.no · NLOD