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Draugen

Draugen is an oil field in the Norwegian Sea, discovered in 1984. Status: producing. Operator: OKEA ASA.

ProducingOil

Status
Producing
Contains
Oil
Sea area
Norwegian Sea
Operator
OKEA ASA
Discovered
1984
Approved for production
19 Dec 1988
Production start
19 Oct 1993
Supply base
Kristiansund
Sodir ID
43758

Show on the globeFact page at the Norwegian Offshore Directorate

Production

Last 12 months
1.09 million Sm³ o.e. · Sep 2025–Aug 2026
Share of Norwegian production
0.443 %no. 48 of 100 fields with production in the last 12 months
Per day
19,000barrels o.e. per day, converted
Peak year
2001 12.87 million Sm³ o.e.
0510 2000: 11.80 million Sm³ o.e.2001: 12.87 million Sm³ o.e.2002: 11.95 million Sm³ o.e.20022003: 8.10 million Sm³ o.e.2004: 8.56 million Sm³ o.e.2005: 6.63 million Sm³ o.e.20052006: 5.00 million Sm³ o.e.2007: 4.51 million Sm³ o.e.2008: 4.40 million Sm³ o.e.20082009: 3.71 million Sm³ o.e.2010: 2.60 million Sm³ o.e.2011: 2.36 million Sm³ o.e.20112012: 2.19 million Sm³ o.e.2013: 1.58 million Sm³ o.e.2014: 1.95 million Sm³ o.e.20142015: 1.84 million Sm³ o.e.2016: 1.36 million Sm³ o.e.2017: 1.42 million Sm³ o.e.20172018: 1.22 million Sm³ o.e.2019: 1.18 million Sm³ o.e.2020: 1.02 million Sm³ o.e.20202021: 0.92 million Sm³ o.e.2022: 0.88 million Sm³ o.e.2023: 0.87 million Sm³ o.e.20232024: 1.17 million Sm³ o.e.2025: 1.14 million Sm³ o.e.2026: 0.73 million Sm³ o.e.2026

OilGasNGL2026 covers January–August (lighter bar).

The figures start in 2000; the field started producing in 1993, so production before 2000 is not included.

Show the figures as a table
Production per year, Draugenmillion Sm³ o.e.
YearOilGasNGLCondensateTotal
2026 (Jan–Aug)0.430.220.080.000.73
20250.690.310.130.001.14
20240.820.220.120.001.17
20230.780.050.040.000.87
20220.880.000.000.000.88
20210.920.000.000.000.92
20200.990.000.020.001.02
20191.130.000.050.001.18
20181.160.010.050.001.22
20171.340.010.070.001.42
20161.280.010.070.001.36
20151.720.020.100.001.84
20141.800.030.110.001.95
20131.470.030.090.001.58
20122.020.040.130.002.19
20112.170.040.140.002.36
20102.410.050.150.002.60
20093.400.080.240.003.71
20084.040.090.270.004.40
20074.120.100.280.004.51
20064.550.120.330.005.00
20056.020.160.450.006.63
20047.810.200.560.008.56
20037.440.160.490.008.10
200211.070.240.640.0011.95
200111.860.280.730.0012.87
200011.740.020.030.0011.80

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.

Reserves in Draugen
ProductOriginally recoverableRemainingUnit
Oil154.577.70million Sm³
Gas3.240.90billion Sm³
NGL3.040.21million tonnes
Total o.e.163.589.00million Sm³ o.e.

According to the estimate, 94 % of the recoverable reserves have been produced.

Licensees

Licensees in Draugen, updated by Sodir 20 Feb 2026
CompanyShareValid from
Petoro AS47.88 %31 Mar 2022
OKEA ASAOKEAOperator44.56 %31 Mar 2022
M Vest Energy AS7.56 %31 Mar 2022

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Network

Gas by pipeline to Kårstø and oil is loaded onto ships. 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.

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Facilities

Facilities belonging to Draugen
NameTypeStatusIn service since
6407/9-A-53 HSingle-well templateShut down1993
6407/9-A-55 HSingle-well templateShut down1993
6407/9-A-58 HSingle-well templateShut down1993
DraugenCondeep, single shaftIn service1993
Draugen BMulti-well templateIn service1993
Draugen CMulti-well templateIn service1993
Draugen PLEM 105Subsea structureIn service1993
Draugen PLEM-106Subsea structureIn service1993
6407/9-D-1 HSingle-well templateIn service2001
Draugen DSubsea structureIn service2001
6407/9-D-2 HSingle-well templateIn service2002
6407/9-E-1 HSingle-well templateIn service2002
6407/9-E-2 HSingle-well templateIn service2002
6407/9-D-3 HSingle-well templateIn service2008
6407/9-E-3 HSingle-well templateIn service2008
Draugen FSLLoading buoyIn service2012
Rogn Sør ManifoldSubsea structureIn service2013
6407/9-E-4 HSingle-well templateIn service2014
6407/9-G-1 HSingle-well templateIn service2014
6407/9-G-2 HSingle-well templateIn service2016
6407/9-G-3 HSingle-well templateIn service2016
Draugen SSBPSubsea structureIn service2016
6407/9-G-5 HSingle-well templateIn service2017
6407/9-H-1Single-well templateIn service2023

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