Field · North Sea
Kvitebjørn
Kvitebjørn is a gas and condensate field in the North Sea, discovered in 1994. Status: producing. Operator: Equinor Energy AS.
ProducingGas and condensate
- Status
- Producing
- Contains
- Gas and condensate
- Sea area
- North Sea
- Operator
- Equinor Energy AS
- Discovered
- 1994
- Approved for production
- 14 Jun 2000
- Production start
- 26 Sep 2004
- Supply base
- Mongstad
- Sodir ID
- 1036101
Show on the globeFact page at the Norwegian Offshore Directorate
Production
- Last 12 months
- 2.49 million Sm³ o.e. · Sep 2025–Aug 2026
- Share of Norwegian production
- 1.01 %no. 24 of 100 fields with production in the last 12 months
- Per day
- 43,000barrels o.e. per day, converted
- Peak year
- 2012 10.40 million Sm³ o.e.
OilGasNGL2026 covers January–August (lighter bar).
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| Year | Oil | Gas | NGL | Condensate | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 0.19 | 1.34 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 1.61 |
| 2025 | 0.33 | 2.30 | 0.13 | 0.00 | 2.77 |
| 2024 | 0.42 | 2.69 | 0.23 | 0.00 | 3.34 |
| 2023 | 0.43 | 2.62 | 0.26 | 0.00 | 3.31 |
| 2022 | 0.44 | 2.84 | 0.22 | 0.00 | 3.50 |
| 2021 | 0.60 | 3.48 | 0.34 | 0.00 | 4.41 |
| 2020 | 0.68 | 4.18 | 0.44 | 0.00 | 5.30 |
| 2019 | 0.79 | 4.52 | 0.44 | 0.00 | 5.74 |
| 2018 | 1.08 | 5.23 | 0.53 | 0.00 | 6.83 |
| 2017 | 1.30 | 6.11 | 0.62 | 0.00 | 8.03 |
| 2016 | 1.77 | 6.89 | 0.71 | 0.00 | 9.37 |
| 2015 | 1.91 | 6.82 | 0.67 | 0.00 | 9.41 |
| 2014 | 1.98 | 6.77 | 0.98 | 0.00 | 9.73 |
| 2013 | 2.10 | 6.87 | 0.99 | 0.00 | 9.96 |
| 2012 | 2.48 | 6.98 | 0.93 | 0.00 | 10.40 |
| 2011 | 2.63 | 6.52 | 0.83 | 0.00 | 9.98 |
| 2010 | 2.71 | 6.11 | 0.78 | 0.00 | 9.60 |
| 2009 | 2.35 | 5.08 | 0.81 | 0.00 | 8.24 |
| 2008 | 1.45 | 3.00 | 0.45 | 0.00 | 4.90 |
| 2007 | 0.55 | 1.08 | 0.14 | 0.00 | 1.77 |
| 2006 | 2.84 | 5.62 | 0.81 | 0.00 | 9.27 |
| 2005 | 2.19 | 4.34 | 0.59 | 0.00 | 7.12 |
| 2004 | 0.28 | 0.56 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.87 |
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 | 32.05 | 1.25 | million Sm³ |
| Gas | 104.42 | 9.15 | billion Sm³ |
| NGL | 10.19 | 0.52 | million tonnes |
| Total o.e. | 155.83 | 11.38 | million Sm³ o.e. |
According to the estimate, 93 % of the recoverable reserves have been produced.
Licensees
| Company | Share | Valid from |
|---|---|---|
| Equinor Energy ASEQNROperator | 39.55 % | 17 Dec 2025 |
| Petoro AS | 30.00 % | 17 Dec 2025 |
| DNO Norge ASDNO | 19.00 % | 17 Dec 2025 |
| ORLEN Upstream Norway AS | 6.45 % | 17 Dec 2025 |
| TotalEnergies EP Norge AS | 5.00 % | 17 Dec 2025 |
Companies on the analysis page link to their own page.
Network
Gas by pipeline to Kollsnes and oil by pipeline to Mongstad. Possible onward routes for the gas: United Kingdom, France, Belgium and Germany (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.
Facilities
| Name | Type | Status | In service since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kvitebjørn | Steel jacket, 4 legs | In service | 2004 |
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