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
- 1.65 million Sm³ o.e. · Sep 2025–Aug 2026
- Share of Norwegian production
- 0.672 %no. 32 of 100 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–August (lighter bar).
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| Year | Oil | Gas | NGL | Condensate | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 0.04 | 0.86 | 0.22 | 0.00 | 1.12 |
| 2025 | 0.15 | 1.14 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 1.69 |
| 2024 | 0.21 | 1.32 | 0.65 | 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 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 | 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 % | 30 Sep 2026 |
| Harbour Energy Norge AS | 28.00 % | 30 Sep 2026 |
| Vår Energi ASAVAROperator | 25.00 % | 30 Sep 2026 |
| OKEA ASAOKEA | 12.00 % | 30 Sep 2026 |
| DNO Norge ASDNO | 5.00 % | 30 Sep 2026 |
Companies on the analysis page link to their own page.
Network
Oil by pipeline to Mongstad and gas by pipeline to St Fergus (United Kingdom) via FLAGS.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 4 Nov 2026, production 28 Oct 2026, licensees and reserves 11 Nov 2026. factpages.sodir.no · NLOD