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Fram

Fram is an oil and gas field in the North Sea, discovered in 1990. Status: producing. Operator: Equinor Energy AS.

ProducingOil and gas

Status
Producing
Contains
Oil and gas
Sea area
North Sea
Operator
Equinor Energy AS
Discovered
1990
Approved for production
23 Mar 2001
Production start
2 Oct 2003
Supply base
Mongstad
Sodir ID
1578840

Show on the globeFact page at the Norwegian Offshore Directorate

Production

Last 12 months
1.63 million Sm³ o.e. · Aug 2025–Jul 2026
Share of Norwegian production
0.663 %no. 33 of 95 fields with production in the last 12 months
Per day
28,000barrels o.e. per day, converted
Peak year
2009 3.87 million Sm³ o.e.
01234 2003: 0.69 million Sm³ o.e.2004: 2.94 million Sm³ o.e.2005: 1.86 million Sm³ o.e.20052006: 1.66 million Sm³ o.e.2007: 2.71 million Sm³ o.e.2008: 3.59 million Sm³ o.e.20082009: 3.87 million Sm³ o.e.2010: 3.74 million Sm³ o.e.2011: 3.45 million Sm³ o.e.20112012: 3.06 million Sm³ o.e.2013: 3.13 million Sm³ o.e.2014: 2.74 million Sm³ o.e.20142015: 2.19 million Sm³ o.e.2016: 2.16 million Sm³ o.e.2017: 2.57 million Sm³ o.e.20172018: 2.35 million Sm³ o.e.2019: 2.56 million Sm³ o.e.2020: 2.93 million Sm³ o.e.20202021: 2.47 million Sm³ o.e.2022: 2.57 million Sm³ o.e.2023: 2.01 million Sm³ o.e.20232024: 2.25 million Sm³ o.e.2025: 1.75 million Sm³ o.e.2026: 0.93 million Sm³ o.e.2026

OilGasNGL2026 covers January–July (lighter bar).

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Production per year, Frammillion Sm³ o.e.
YearOilGasNGLCondensateTotal
2026 (Jan–Jul)0.400.500.040.000.93
20250.780.900.070.001.75
20241.021.110.130.002.25
20230.870.990.140.002.01
20221.141.280.140.002.57
20211.231.070.170.002.47
20201.561.160.200.002.93
20191.720.730.120.002.56
20181.530.710.110.002.35
20171.710.730.130.002.57
20161.440.620.090.002.16
20151.470.630.080.002.19
20142.010.620.110.002.74
20132.430.610.100.003.13
20122.440.540.080.003.06
20112.800.580.080.003.45
20103.090.570.080.003.74
20093.380.420.070.003.87
20083.280.290.030.003.59
20072.640.070.000.002.71
20061.660.000.000.001.66
20051.860.000.000.001.86
20042.940.000.000.002.94
20030.690.000.000.000.69

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.

Reserves in Fram
ProductOriginally recoverableRemainingUnit
Oil59.4716.10million Sm³
Gas20.246.63billion Sm³
NGL1.690.48million tonnes
Total o.e.82.9323.64million Sm³ o.e.

According to the estimate, 71 % of the recoverable reserves have been produced.

Licensees

Licensees in Fram, updated by Sodir 20 Feb 2026
CompanyShareValid from
Equinor Energy ASEQNROperator45.00 %8 Jun 2024
Vår Energi ASAVAR40.00 %8 Jun 2024
INPEX Idemitsu Norge AS15.00 %8 Jun 2024

Companies on the analysis page link to their own page.

Facilities

Facilities belonging to Fram
NameTypeStatusIn service since
Fram A1Multi-well templateIn service2003
Fram A2Multi-well templateIn service2003
Fram B1Multi-well templateIn service2006
Fram B2Multi-well templateIn service2006
Fram T-1Subsea structureIn service2006
Fram T-2Subsea structureIn service2006
35/11-B-31 HSingle-well templateUnder installation
Fram Sør B4Multi-well templateUnder installation
Fram Sør B5Multi-well templateUnder installation
Fram Sør C1Multi-well templateUnder installation
Fram Sør C2Multi-well templateUnder installation

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