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Field · Norwegian Sea

Mikkel

Mikkel is a gas and condensate field in the Norwegian Sea, discovered in 1987. Status: producing. Operator: Equinor Energy AS.

ProducingGas and condensate

Status
Producing
Contains
Gas and condensate
Sea area
Norwegian Sea
Operator
Equinor Energy AS
Discovered
1987
Approved for production
14 Sep 2001
Production start
1 Aug 2003
Supply base
Kristiansund
Sodir ID
1630514

Show on the globeFact page at the Norwegian Offshore Directorate

Production

Last 12 months
1.10 million Sm³ o.e. · Aug 2025–Jul 2026
Share of Norwegian production
0.446 %no. 48 of 95 fields with production in the last 12 months
Per day
19,000barrels o.e. per day, converted
Peak year
2007 3.59 million Sm³ o.e.
0123 2003: 0.89 million Sm³ o.e.2004: 3.24 million Sm³ o.e.2005: 3.41 million Sm³ o.e.20052006: 3.19 million Sm³ o.e.2007: 3.59 million Sm³ o.e.2008: 2.89 million Sm³ o.e.20082009: 3.22 million Sm³ o.e.2010: 3.06 million Sm³ o.e.2011: 2.99 million Sm³ o.e.20112012: 2.85 million Sm³ o.e.2013: 2.24 million Sm³ o.e.2014: 2.09 million Sm³ o.e.20142015: 1.91 million Sm³ o.e.2016: 2.35 million Sm³ o.e.2017: 2.75 million Sm³ o.e.20172018: 2.42 million Sm³ o.e.2019: 2.06 million Sm³ o.e.2020: 2.17 million Sm³ o.e.20202021: 1.89 million Sm³ o.e.2022: 1.69 million Sm³ o.e.2023: 1.35 million Sm³ o.e.20232024: 0.93 million Sm³ o.e.2025: 1.13 million Sm³ o.e.2026: 0.62 million Sm³ o.e.2026

OilGasNGLCondensate2026 covers January–July (lighter bar).

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Production per year, Mikkelmillion Sm³ o.e.
YearOilGasNGLCondensateTotal
2026 (Jan–Jul)0.060.430.140.000.62
20250.120.770.250.001.13
20240.080.620.230.000.93
20230.120.910.310.001.35
20220.151.160.380.001.69
20210.171.170.550.001.89
20200.201.310.660.002.17
20190.211.240.610.002.06
20180.261.440.720.002.42
20170.331.650.770.002.75
20160.271.380.690.002.35
20150.221.110.580.001.91
20140.241.220.630.002.09
20130.281.300.670.002.24
20120.371.620.870.002.85
20110.411.670.900.002.99
20100.461.700.900.003.06
20090.511.780.930.003.22
20080.591.510.790.002.89
20070.741.851.000.003.59
20060.171.610.880.533.19
20050.001.740.910.763.41
20040.001.650.860.733.24
20030.000.460.200.230.89

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 July 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 Mikkel
ProductOriginally recoverableRemainingUnit
Oil6.100.36million Sm³
Gas32.982.07billion Sm³
NGL8.430.48million tonnes
Condensate2.250.00million Sm³
Total o.e.57.343.35million Sm³ o.e.

According to the estimate, 94 % of the recoverable reserves have been produced.

Licensees

Licensees in Mikkel, updated by Sodir 20 Feb 2026
CompanyShareValid from
Vår Energi ASAVAR48.38 %28 Jan 2022
Equinor Energy ASEQNROperator43.97 %28 Jan 2022
Repsol Norge AS7.65 %28 Jan 2022

Companies on the analysis page link to their own page.

Facilities

Facilities belonging to Mikkel
NameTypeStatusIn service since
Mikkel AMulti-well templateIn service2003
Mikkel BMulti-well templateIn service2003

Sources

Sokkeldirektoratet, the Norwegian Offshore Directorate (FactMaps and FactPages), Norwegian Licence for Open Government Data (NLOD). Field data retrieved 28 Sep 2026, production 27 Sep 2026, licensees and reserves 28 Sep 2026. factpages.sodir.no · NLOD