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
- 3.21 million Sm³ o.e. · Sep 2025–Aug 2026
- Share of Norwegian production
- 1.30 %no. 18 of 100 fields with production in the last 12 months
- Per day
- 55,000barrels o.e. per day, converted
- Peak year
- 2002 20.58 million Sm³ o.e.
OilGasNGL2026 covers January–August (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–Aug) | 1.71 | 0.26 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 2.01 |
| 2025 | 2.85 | 0.43 | 0.08 | 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 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 | 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.
Network
Gas by pipeline to Emden and oil by pipeline to Teesside.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 4 Nov 2026, production 28 Oct 2026, licensees and reserves 11 Nov 2026. factpages.sodir.no · NLOD