Field · North Sea
Martin Linge
Martin Linge is an oil and gas field in the North Sea, discovered in 1978. Status: producing. Operator: Equinor Energy AS.
ProducingOil and gas
- Status
- Producing
- Contains
- Oil and gas
- Sea area
- North Sea
- Operator
- Equinor Energy AS
- Discovered
- 1978
- Approved for production
- 11 Jun 2012
- Production start
- 30 Jun 2021
- Supply base
- Tananger/Dusavik
- Sodir ID
- 21675447
Show on the globeFact page at the Norwegian Offshore Directorate
Production
- Last 12 months
- 2.62 million Sm³ o.e. · Sep 2025–Aug 2026
- Share of Norwegian production
- 1.07 %no. 21 of 100 fields with production in the last 12 months
- Per day
- 45,000barrels o.e. per day, converted
- Peak year
- 2022 4.93 million Sm³ o.e.
OilGasNGL2026 covers January–August (lighter bar).
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| Year | Oil | Gas | NGL | Condensate | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 0.69 | 1.03 | 0.11 | 0.00 | 1.82 |
| 2025 | 0.80 | 1.46 | 0.16 | 0.00 | 2.42 |
| 2024 | 0.92 | 1.64 | 0.19 | 0.00 | 2.76 |
| 2023 | 1.22 | 1.82 | 0.21 | 0.00 | 3.24 |
| 2022 | 2.03 | 2.63 | 0.28 | 0.00 | 4.93 |
| 2021 | 0.89 | 0.91 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 1.88 |
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 | 9.91 | 4.02 | million Sm³ |
| Gas | 20.10 | 11.53 | billion Sm³ |
| NGL | 1.45 | 0.84 | million tonnes |
| Total o.e. | 32.76 | 17.14 | million Sm³ o.e. |
According to the estimate, 48 % of the recoverable reserves have been produced.
Licensees
| Company | Share | Valid from |
|---|---|---|
| Equinor Energy ASEQNROperator | 51.00 % | 17 Dec 2025 |
| Petoro AS | 30.00 % | 17 Dec 2025 |
| DNO Norge ASDNO | 19.00 % | 17 Dec 2025 |
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Network
Oil and condensate is loaded onto ships and gas by pipeline to St Fergus (United Kingdom) via FUKA.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Linge A | Steel jacket, 8 legs | In service | 2021 |
| Martin Linge B | Storage ship (FSU) | In service | 2021 |
| 30/4-D-1 AH | Single-well template | Shut down |
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