Field · North Sea
Hod
Hod is an oil field in the North Sea, discovered in 1974. Status: producing. Operator: Aker BP ASA.
ProducingOil
- Status
- Producing
- Contains
- Oil
- Sea area
- North Sea
- Operator
- Aker BP ASA
- Discovered
- 1974
- Approved for production
- 26 Jun 1988
- Production start
- 30 Sep 1990
- Supply base
- Tananger
- Sodir ID
- 43485
Show on the globeFact page at the Norwegian Offshore Directorate
Production
- Last 12 months
- 0.53 million Sm³ o.e. · Sep 2025–Aug 2026
- Share of Norwegian production
- 0.217 %no. 57 of 100 fields with production in the last 12 months
- Per day
- 9,200barrels o.e. per day, converted
- Peak year
- 2023 0.74 million Sm³ o.e.
OilGasNGL2026 covers January–August (lighter bar).
The figures start in 2000; the field started producing in 1990, so production before 2000 is not included.
Show the figures as a table
| Year | Oil | Gas | NGL | Condensate | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 0.30 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.35 |
| 2025 | 0.43 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.50 |
| 2024 | 0.46 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.54 |
| 2023 | 0.62 | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.74 |
| 2022 | 0.35 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.41 |
| 2021 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.03 |
| 2020 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.05 |
| 2019 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.04 |
| 2018 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.06 |
| 2017 | 0.07 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.08 |
| 2016 | 0.08 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.09 |
| 2015 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.08 |
| 2014 | 0.07 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.08 |
| 2013 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.04 |
| 2012 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.05 |
| 2011 | 0.07 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.08 |
| 2010 | 0.17 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.20 |
| 2009 | 0.19 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.23 |
| 2008 | 0.22 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.26 |
| 2007 | 0.30 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.36 |
| 2006 | 0.37 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.44 |
| 2005 | 0.23 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.28 |
| 2004 | 0.28 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.35 |
| 2003 | 0.33 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.39 |
| 2002 | 0.37 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.44 |
| 2001 | 0.38 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.43 |
| 2000 | 0.09 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.11 |
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 | 15.67 | 4.00 | million Sm³ |
| Gas | 2.44 | 0.53 | billion Sm³ |
| NGL | 0.65 | 0.11 | million tonnes |
| Total o.e. | 19.35 | 4.73 | million Sm³ o.e. |
According to the estimate, 76 % of the recoverable reserves have been produced.
Licensees
| Company | Share | Valid from |
|---|---|---|
| Aker BP ASAAKRBPOperator | 90.00 % | 31 Oct 2025 |
| INPEX Idemitsu Norge AS | 10.00 % | 31 Oct 2025 |
Companies on the analysis page link to their own page.
Network
Gas by pipeline to Emden and oil by pipeline to Teesside. The production is processed at Valhall.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hod B | Steel jacket, 4 legs | In service | 2022 |
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