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Johan Sverdrup

Johan Sverdrup is an oil field in the North Sea, discovered in 2010. Status: producing. Operator: Equinor Energy AS.

ProducingOil

Status
Producing
Contains
Oil
Sea area
North Sea
Operator
Equinor Energy AS
Discovered
2010
Approved for production
18 Jun 2015
Production start
5 Oct 2019
Supply base
Dusavik
Sodir ID
26376286

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Production

Last 12 months
39.4 million Sm³ o.e. · Sep 2025–Aug 2026
Share of Norwegian production
16.0 %no. 2 of 100 fields with production in the last 12 months
Per day
679,000barrels o.e. per day, converted
Peak year
2024 43.74 million Sm³ o.e.
010203040 2019: 3.99 million Sm³ o.e.20192020: 26.11 million Sm³ o.e.20202021: 31.52 million Sm³ o.e.20212022: 30.86 million Sm³ o.e.20222023: 43.49 million Sm³ o.e.20232024: 43.74 million Sm³ o.e.20242025: 42.22 million Sm³ o.e.20252026: 25.91 million Sm³ o.e.2026

OilGasNGL2026 covers January–August (lighter bar).

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Production per year, Johan Sverdrupmillion Sm³ o.e.
YearOilGasNGLCondensateTotal
2026 (Jan–Aug)24.730.760.410.0025.91
202540.071.390.770.0042.22
202441.561.340.840.0043.74
202341.291.380.820.0043.49
202229.211.040.600.0030.86
202129.641.010.880.0031.52
202024.470.840.800.0026.11
20193.720.130.140.003.99

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.

Reserves in Johan Sverdrup
ProductOriginally recoverableRemainingUnit
Oil402.40192.90million Sm³
Gas11.954.89billion Sm³
NGL4.031.48million tonnes
Total o.e.422.02200.60million Sm³ o.e.

According to the estimate, 52 % of the recoverable reserves have been produced.

Licensees

Licensees in Johan Sverdrup, updated by Sodir 20 Feb 2026
CompanyShareValid from
Equinor Energy ASEQNROperator42.63 %1 Jan 2023
Aker BP ASAAKRBP31.57 %1 Jan 2023
Petoro AS17.36 %1 Jan 2023
TotalEnergies EP Norge AS8.44 %1 Jan 2023

Companies on the analysis page link to their own page.

Network

Oil by pipeline to Mongstad and gas by pipeline to Kårstø. Possible onward routes for the gas: Germany, France and Denmark (pipeline connections, not measured flow).

Source: Norwegian Offshore Directorate, pipelines, facilities and field descriptions, 11 Nov 2026. The network page has a source and date for every link.

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Facilities

Facilities belonging to Johan Sverdrup
NameTypeStatusIn service since
Johan Sverdrup DMulti-well templateIn service2016
HaugsnesetLandfallIn service2018
Johan Sverdrup DPSteel jacket, 8 legsIn service2018
Johan Sverdrup EMulti-well templateIn service2019
Johan Sverdrup FMulti-well templateIn service2019
Johan Sverdrup GMulti-well templateIn service2019
Johan Sverdrup LQSteel jacket, 4 legsIn service2019
Johan Sverdrup P1Steel jacket, 8 legsIn service2019
Johan Sverdrup RPSteel jacket, 8 legsIn service2019
Johan Sverdrup Statpipe Hot Tap Subsea structureIn service2019
Johan Sverdrup Statpipe PLEMSubsea structureIn service2019
Johan Sverdrup KMulti-well templateIn service2022
Johan Sverdrup OMulti-well templateIn service2022
Johan Sverdrup PMulti-well templateIn service2022
Johan Sverdrup P2Steel jacket, 8 legsIn service2022
Johan Sverdrup QMulti-well templateIn service2022
Johan Sverdrup HMulti-well templateIn service2024
Johan Sverdrup JMulti-well templateUnder installation
Johan Sverdrup NMulti-well templateUnder installation

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