Field · North Sea
Ivar Aasen
Ivar Aasen is an oil field in the North Sea, discovered in 2008. Status: producing. Operator: Aker BP ASA.
ProducingOil
- Status
- Producing
- Contains
- Oil
- Sea area
- North Sea
- Operator
- Aker BP ASA
- Discovered
- 2008
- Approved for production
- 21 May 2013
- Production start
- 24 Dec 2016
- Supply base
- Tananger
- Sodir ID
- 23384520
Show on the globeFact page at the Norwegian Offshore Directorate
Production
- Last 12 months
- 0.95 million Sm³ o.e. · Sep 2025–Aug 2026
- Share of Norwegian production
- 0.386 %no. 51 of 100 fields with production in the last 12 months
- Per day
- 16,000barrels o.e. per day, converted
- Peak year
- 2018 3.91 million Sm³ o.e.
OilGasNGL2026 covers January–August (lighter bar).
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| Year | Oil | Gas | NGL | Condensate | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 0.49 | 0.11 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.64 |
| 2025 | 0.87 | 0.11 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 1.04 |
| 2024 | 1.06 | 0.31 | 0.12 | 0.00 | 1.50 |
| 2023 | 1.51 | 0.34 | 0.14 | 0.00 | 1.98 |
| 2022 | 1.57 | 0.29 | 0.12 | 0.00 | 1.99 |
| 2021 | 2.22 | 0.41 | 0.14 | 0.00 | 2.77 |
| 2020 | 2.78 | 0.44 | 0.16 | 0.00 | 3.39 |
| 2019 | 3.13 | 0.39 | 0.14 | 0.00 | 3.66 |
| 2018 | 3.07 | 0.64 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 3.91 |
| 2017 | 2.29 | 0.58 | 0.17 | 0.00 | 3.04 |
| 2016 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.03 |
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 | 24.54 | 6.04 | million Sm³ |
| Gas | 4.80 | 1.50 | billion Sm³ |
| NGL | 1.07 | 0.40 | million tonnes |
| Total o.e. | 31.37 | 8.30 | million Sm³ o.e. |
According to the estimate, 74 % of the recoverable reserves have been produced.
Licensees
| Company | Share | Valid from |
|---|---|---|
| Equinor Energy ASEQNR | 41.47 % | 17 Dec 2025 |
| Aker BP ASAAKRBPOperator | 36.17 % | 17 Dec 2025 |
| DNO Norge ASDNO | 12.32 % | 17 Dec 2025 |
| OKEA ASAOKEA | 9.24 % | 17 Dec 2025 |
| M Vest Energy AS | 0.80 % | 17 Dec 2025 |
Companies on the analysis page link to their own page.
Network
Oil by pipeline to Sture and gas by pipeline to St Fergus (United Kingdom) via SAGE. The production is processed at Edvard Grieg.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivar Aasen | Steel jacket, 4 legs | 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