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Nova

Nova is an oil field in the North Sea, discovered in 2012. Status: producing. Operator: Harbour Energy Norge AS.

ProducingOil

Status
Producing
Contains
Oil
Sea area
North Sea
Operator
Harbour Energy Norge AS
Discovered
2012
Approved for production
27 Sep 2018
Production start
29 Jul 2022
Supply base
Florø
Sodir ID
33197696

Show on the globeFact page at the Norwegian Offshore Directorate

Production

Last 12 months
1.73 million Sm³ o.e. · Aug 2025–Jul 2026
Share of Norwegian production
0.703 %no. 29 of 95 fields with production in the last 12 months
Per day
30,000barrels o.e. per day, converted
Peak year
2025 1.72 million Sm³ o.e.
0.00.51.01.5 2022: 0.11 million Sm³ o.e.20222023: 1.24 million Sm³ o.e.20232024: 1.48 million Sm³ o.e.20242025: 1.72 million Sm³ o.e.20252026: 1.07 million Sm³ o.e.2026

OilGasNGL2026 covers January–July (lighter bar).

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Production per year, Novamillion Sm³ o.e.
YearOilGasNGLCondensateTotal
2026 (Jan–Jul)0.750.190.120.001.07
20251.080.370.270.001.72
20241.230.140.110.001.48
20231.240.000.000.001.24
20220.110.000.000.000.11

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 Nova
ProductOriginally recoverableRemainingUnit
Oil6.602.93million Sm³
Gas2.021.29billion Sm³
NGL0.710.46million tonnes
Total o.e.9.965.08million Sm³ o.e.

According to the estimate, 49 % of the recoverable reserves have been produced.

Licensees

Licensees in Nova, updated by Sodir 20 Feb 2026
CompanyShareValid from
DNO Norge ASDNO45.00 %17 Dec 2025
Harbour Energy Norge ASOperator39.00 %17 Dec 2025
Pandion Energy AS10.00 %17 Dec 2025
OKEA ASAOKEA6.00 %17 Dec 2025

Companies on the analysis page link to their own page.

Facilities

Facilities belonging to Nova
NameTypeStatusIn service since
Nova WMulti-well templateIn service2022
Nova XMulti-well templateIn service2022

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