Field · Barents Sea
Goliat
Goliat is an oil field in the Barents Sea, discovered in 2000. Status: producing. Operator: Vår Energi ASA.
ProducingOil
- Status
- Producing
- Contains
- Oil
- Sea area
- Barents Sea
- Operator
- Vår Energi ASA
- Discovered
- 2000
- Approved for production
- 18 Jun 2009
- Production start
- 12 Mar 2016
- Supply base
- Hammerfest
- Sodir ID
- 5774394
Show on the globeFact page at the Norwegian Offshore Directorate
Production
- Last 12 months
- 1.30 million Sm³ o.e. · Sep 2025–Aug 2026
- Share of Norwegian production
- 0.528 %no. 39 of 100 fields with production in the last 12 months
- Per day
- 22,000barrels o.e. per day, converted
- Peak year
- 2018 3.72 million Sm³ o.e.
Oil2026 covers January–August (lighter bar).
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| Year | Oil | Gas | NGL | Condensate | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 0.85 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.85 |
| 2025 | 1.28 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.28 |
| 2024 | 1.26 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.26 |
| 2023 | 1.49 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.49 |
| 2022 | 1.88 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.88 |
| 2021 | 2.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.02 |
| 2020 | 2.31 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.31 |
| 2019 | 2.36 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.36 |
| 2018 | 3.72 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.72 |
| 2017 | 2.51 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.51 |
| 2016 | 2.95 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.95 |
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 | 32.10 | 10.28 | million Sm³ |
| Total o.e. | 32.10 | 10.28 | million Sm³ o.e. |
According to the estimate, 68 % of the recoverable reserves have been produced.
Licensees
| Company | Share | Valid from |
|---|---|---|
| Vår Energi ASAVAROperator | 65.00 % | 28 Jan 2022 |
| Equinor Energy ASEQNR | 35.00 % | 28 Jan 2022 |
Companies on the analysis page link to their own page.
Network
Oil is loaded onto ships and gas by pipeline to Melkøya (planned).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goliat B | Multi-well template | In service | 2016 |
| Goliat C | Multi-well template | In service | 2016 |
| Goliat D | Multi-well template | In service | 2016 |
| Goliat E | Multi-well template | In service | 2016 |
| Goliat F | Multi-well template | In service | 2016 |
| Goliat FPSO | Production ship (FPSO) | In service | 2016 |
| Goliat G | Multi-well template | In service | 2016 |
| Goliat H | Multi-well template | In service | 2016 |
| Goliat I | Multi-well template | In service | 2016 |
| Hyggevannet | Landfall | In service | 2016 |
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