Field · North Sea
Gjøa
Gjøa is an oil and gas field in the North Sea, discovered in 1989. Status: producing. Operator: Vår Energi ASA.
ProducingOil and gas
- Status
- Producing
- Contains
- Oil and gas
- Sea area
- North Sea
- Operator
- Vår Energi ASA
- Discovered
- 1989
- Approved for production
- 14 Jun 2007
- Production start
- 7 Nov 2010
- Supply base
- Florø
- Sodir ID
- 4467574
Show on the globeFact page at the Norwegian Offshore Directorate
Production
- Last 12 months
- 1.64 million Sm³ o.e. · Aug 2025–Jul 2026
- Share of Norwegian production
- 0.665 %no. 31 of 95 fields with production in the last 12 months
- Per day
- 28,000barrels o.e. per day, converted
- Peak year
- 2013 8.04 million Sm³ o.e.
OilGasNGLCondensate2026 covers January–July (lighter bar).
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| Year | Oil | Gas | NGL | Condensate | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | 0.04 | 0.75 | 0.21 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| 2025 | 0.15 | 1.14 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 1.69 |
| 2024 | 0.21 | 1.32 | 0.66 | 0.00 | 2.18 |
| 2023 | 0.23 | 2.16 | 0.63 | 0.00 | 3.02 |
| 2022 | 0.55 | 2.59 | 0.72 | 0.00 | 3.86 |
| 2021 | 0.73 | 2.44 | 1.17 | 0.00 | 4.34 |
| 2020 | 0.41 | 2.34 | 1.25 | 0.00 | 4.01 |
| 2019 | 0.51 | 2.82 | 1.38 | 0.00 | 4.72 |
| 2018 | 0.72 | 3.70 | 2.12 | 0.00 | 6.53 |
| 2017 | 0.81 | 3.65 | 1.99 | 0.00 | 6.45 |
| 2016 | 1.19 | 4.19 | 2.13 | 0.00 | 7.52 |
| 2015 | 1.31 | 3.90 | 1.94 | 0.19 | 7.34 |
| 2014 | 1.42 | 3.51 | 1.86 | 0.17 | 6.96 |
| 2013 | 1.94 | 3.88 | 2.02 | 0.19 | 8.04 |
| 2012 | 2.76 | 2.93 | 1.75 | 0.17 | 7.62 |
| 2011 | 2.15 | 1.77 | 0.85 | 0.07 | 4.84 |
| 2010 | 0.24 | 0.12 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.41 |
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 | 15.94 | 0.16 | million Sm³ |
| Gas | 44.78 | 2.36 | billion Sm³ |
| NGL | 10.55 | 0.62 | million tonnes |
| Total o.e. | 80.76 | 3.70 | million Sm³ o.e. |
According to the estimate, 95 % of the recoverable reserves have been produced.
Licensees
| Company | Share | Valid from |
|---|---|---|
| Petoro AS | 30.00 % | 23 Dec 2024 |
| Vår Energi ASAVAROperator | 30.00 % | 23 Dec 2024 |
| Harbour Energy Norge AS | 28.00 % | 23 Dec 2024 |
| OKEA ASAOKEA | 12.00 % | 23 Dec 2024 |
Companies on the analysis page link to their own page.
Facilities
| Name | Type | Status | In service since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gjøa | Semi-submersible (steel) | In service | 2010 |
| Gjøa B | Multi-well template | In service | 2010 |
| Gjøa C | Multi-well template | In service | 2010 |
| Gjøa D | Multi-well template | In service | 2010 |
| Gjøa E | Multi-well template | In service | 2010 |
| Gjøa F | Single-well template | In service | 2010 |
| Gjøa-T | Subsea structure | In service | 2010 |
| Gjøa G | Multi-well template | In service | 2021 |
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