Field · North Sea
Ekofisk
Ekofisk is an oil field in the North Sea, discovered in 1969. Status: producing. Operator: ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS.
ProducingOil
- Status
- Producing
- Contains
- Oil
- Sea area
- North Sea
- Operator
- ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS
- Discovered
- 1969
- Approved for production
- 1 Mar 1972
- Production start
- 15 Jun 1971
- Supply base
- Tananger
- Sodir ID
- 43506
Show on the globeFact page at the Norwegian Offshore Directorate
Production
- Last 12 months
- 3.27 million Sm³ o.e. · Aug 2025–Jul 2026
- Share of Norwegian production
- 1.33 %no. 18 of 95 fields with production in the last 12 months
- Per day
- 56,000barrels o.e. per day, converted
- Peak year
- 2002 20.58 million Sm³ o.e.
OilGasNGL2026 covers January–July (lighter bar).
The figures start in 2000; the field started producing in 1971, so production before 2000 is not included.
Show the figures as a table
| Year | Oil | Gas | NGL | Condensate | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | 1.50 | 0.23 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 1.77 |
| 2025 | 2.85 | 0.43 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 3.36 |
| 2024 | 3.44 | 0.45 | 0.11 | 0.00 | 4.01 |
| 2023 | 3.91 | 0.57 | 0.14 | 0.00 | 4.62 |
| 2022 | 4.14 | 0.58 | 0.17 | 0.00 | 4.88 |
| 2021 | 4.72 | 0.66 | 0.19 | 0.00 | 5.57 |
| 2020 | 5.08 | 0.74 | 0.24 | 0.00 | 6.06 |
| 2019 | 5.60 | 0.86 | 0.21 | 0.00 | 6.66 |
| 2018 | 5.82 | 0.86 | 0.19 | 0.00 | 6.87 |
| 2017 | 6.30 | 0.94 | 0.19 | 0.00 | 7.42 |
| 2016 | 6.13 | 0.89 | 0.18 | 0.00 | 7.19 |
| 2015 | 6.48 | 0.98 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 7.66 |
| 2014 | 6.79 | 0.96 | 0.22 | 0.00 | 7.97 |
| 2013 | 6.39 | 0.83 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 7.42 |
| 2012 | 7.58 | 1.10 | 0.27 | 0.00 | 8.95 |
| 2011 | 8.41 | 1.30 | 0.29 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| 2010 | 9.39 | 1.59 | 0.37 | 0.00 | 11.35 |
| 2009 | 11.25 | 1.90 | 0.46 | 0.00 | 13.61 |
| 2008 | 12.19 | 2.16 | 0.53 | 0.00 | 14.87 |
| 2007 | 13.18 | 2.28 | 0.53 | 0.00 | 15.99 |
| 2006 | 15.79 | 2.64 | 0.64 | 0.00 | 19.06 |
| 2005 | 15.82 | 2.53 | 0.61 | 0.00 | 18.96 |
| 2004 | 16.52 | 2.58 | 0.62 | 0.00 | 19.72 |
| 2003 | 17.17 | 2.69 | 0.62 | 0.00 | 20.48 |
| 2002 | 17.23 | 2.74 | 0.61 | 0.00 | 20.58 |
| 2001 | 16.56 | 2.88 | 0.52 | 0.00 | 19.96 |
| 2000 | 16.67 | 3.01 | 0.55 | 0.00 | 20.23 |
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 | 526.59 | 19.23 | million Sm³ |
| Gas | 151.97 | 0.93 | billion Sm³ |
| NGL | 15.51 | 0.31 | million tonnes |
| Total o.e. | 708.03 | 20.75 | million Sm³ o.e. |
According to the estimate, 97 % of the recoverable reserves have been produced.
Licensees
| Company | Share | Valid from |
|---|---|---|
| TotalEnergies EP Norge AS | 39.90 % | 17 Dec 2025 |
| ConocoPhillips Skandinavia ASOperator | 35.11 % | 17 Dec 2025 |
| Vår Energi ASAVAR | 12.39 % | 17 Dec 2025 |
| DNO Norge ASDNO | 7.60 % | 17 Dec 2025 |
| Petoro AS | 5.00 % | 17 Dec 2025 |
Companies on the analysis page link to their own page.
Facilities
| Name | Type | Status | In service since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekofisk Bs3 | Steel jacket, tripod | In service | 1973 |
| Ekofisk C | Steel jacket, 12 legs | Shut down | 1973 |
| Ekofisk B | Steel jacket, 12 legs | In service | 1974 |
| Ekofisk T | Storage tank (DORIS) | Abandoned in place | 1974 |
| Ekofisk K | Steel jacket, 8 legs | In service | 1986 |
| Ekofisk T Wall | Concrete platform | Abandoned in place | 1989 |
| Ekofisk X | Steel jacket, 4 legs | In service | 1996 |
| Ekofisk X-Bs | Steel jacket, tripod | In service | 1996 |
| Ekofisk J | Steel jacket, 8 legs | In service | 1998 |
| Ekofisk M | Steel jacket, 4 legs | In service | 2005 |
| Ekofisk M-Bs | Steel jacket, tripod | In service | 2005 |
| Ekofisk Va | Multi-well template | In service | 2010 |
| Ekofisk L-Bs | Steel jacket, 4 legs | In service | 2013 |
| Ekofisk Vb | Multi-well template | In service | 2013 |
| Ekofisk Vb-T | Subsea structure | In service | 2013 |
| Ekofisk Z | Steel jacket, 4 legs | In service | 2013 |
| Ekofisk L | Steel jacket, 4 legs | In service | 2014 |
| Ekofisk Vc | Multi-well template | In service | 2018 |
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