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Field · Norwegian Sea

Norne

Norne is an oil and gas field in the Norwegian Sea, discovered in 1992. Status: producing. Operator: Equinor Energy AS.

ProducingOil and gas

Status
Producing
Contains
Oil and gas
Sea area
Norwegian Sea
Operator
Equinor Energy AS
Discovered
1992
Approved for production
9 Mar 1995
Production start
6 Nov 1997
Supply base
Sandnessjøen
Sodir ID
43778

Show on the globeFact page at the Norwegian Offshore Directorate

Production

Last 12 months
0.56 million Sm³ o.e. · Aug 2025–Jul 2026
Share of Norwegian production
0.228 %no. 56 of 95 fields with production in the last 12 months
Per day
9,700barrels o.e. per day, converted
Peak year
2001 12.59 million Sm³ o.e.
0510 2000: 10.42 million Sm³ o.e.2001: 12.59 million Sm³ o.e.2002: 11.20 million Sm³ o.e.20022003: 9.49 million Sm³ o.e.2004: 8.17 million Sm³ o.e.2005: 6.42 million Sm³ o.e.20052006: 5.40 million Sm³ o.e.2007: 4.92 million Sm³ o.e.2008: 3.92 million Sm³ o.e.20082009: 2.44 million Sm³ o.e.2010: 2.15 million Sm³ o.e.2011: 1.94 million Sm³ o.e.20112012: 0.95 million Sm³ o.e.2013: 0.96 million Sm³ o.e.2014: 0.87 million Sm³ o.e.20142015: 0.88 million Sm³ o.e.2016: 0.59 million Sm³ o.e.2017: 0.70 million Sm³ o.e.20172018: 0.83 million Sm³ o.e.2019: 1.41 million Sm³ o.e.2020: 1.60 million Sm³ o.e.20202021: 1.53 million Sm³ o.e.2022: 1.44 million Sm³ o.e.2023: 1.14 million Sm³ o.e.20232024: 0.51 million Sm³ o.e.2025: 0.34 million Sm³ o.e.2026: 0.38 million Sm³ o.e.2026

OilGasNGL2026 covers January–July (lighter bar).

The figures start in 2000; the field started producing in 1997, so production before 2000 is not included.

Show the figures as a table
Production per year, Nornemillion Sm³ o.e.
YearOilGasNGLCondensateTotal
2026 (Jan–Jul)0.180.180.020.000.38
20250.130.200.020.000.34
20240.180.310.020.000.51
20230.260.810.070.001.14
20220.420.930.080.001.44
20210.590.820.110.001.53
20200.550.910.150.001.60
20190.570.710.130.001.41
20180.620.180.040.000.83
20170.570.100.030.000.70
20160.430.130.030.000.59
20150.630.180.060.000.88
20140.710.120.040.000.87
20130.800.120.040.000.96
20120.740.160.040.000.95
20111.620.260.070.001.94
20101.930.170.050.002.15
20092.210.180.050.002.44
20083.480.350.090.003.92
20074.280.510.140.004.92
20064.850.430.110.005.40
20055.270.940.210.006.42
20047.010.960.210.008.17
20038.550.760.180.009.49
200210.270.790.150.0011.20
200111.301.080.210.0012.59
200010.420.000.000.0010.42

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 Norne
ProductOriginally recoverableRemainingUnit
Oil94.141.08million Sm³
Gas12.300.14billion Sm³
NGL1.340.01million tonnes
Total o.e.108.991.23million Sm³ o.e.

According to the estimate, 99 % of the recoverable reserves have been produced.

Licensees

Licensees in Norne, updated by Sodir 20 Feb 2026
CompanyShareValid from
Petoro AS54.00 %17 Dec 2025
Equinor Energy ASEQNROperator39.10 %17 Dec 2025
DNO Norge ASDNO6.90 %17 Dec 2025

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Facilities

Facilities belonging to Norne
NameTypeStatusIn service since
Norne BMulti-well templateIn service1997
Norne CMulti-well templateIn service1997
Norne DMulti-well templateIn service1997
Norne EMulti-well templateIn service1997
Norne FPSOProduction ship (FPSO)In service1997
Norne FMulti-well templateIn service1998
Norne KMulti-well templateIn service2006
Norne MMulti-well templateIn service2010

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