Field · North Sea
Oseberg Sør
Oseberg Sør is an oil and gas field in the North Sea, discovered in 1984. Status: producing. Operator: Equinor Energy AS.
ProducingOil and gas
- Status
- Producing
- Contains
- Oil and gas
- Sea area
- North Sea
- Operator
- Equinor Energy AS
- Discovered
- 1984
- Approved for production
- 10 Jun 1997
- Production start
- 5 Feb 2000
- Supply base
- Mongstad
- Sodir ID
- 43645
Show on the globeFact page at the Norwegian Offshore Directorate
Production
- Last 12 months
- 1.95 million Sm³ o.e. · Sep 2025–Aug 2026
- Share of Norwegian production
- 0.793 %no. 27 of 100 fields with production in the last 12 months
- Per day
- 34,000barrels o.e. per day, converted
- Peak year
- 2003 5.96 million Sm³ o.e.
OilGas2026 covers January–August (lighter bar).
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| Year | Oil | Gas | NGL | Condensate | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 0.69 | 0.57 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.27 |
| 2025 | 1.09 | 0.72 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.81 |
| 2024 | 1.19 | 0.48 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.67 |
| 2023 | 1.24 | 0.49 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.73 |
| 2022 | 1.41 | 0.44 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.85 |
| 2021 | 1.19 | 0.66 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.86 |
| 2020 | 1.26 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.95 |
| 2019 | 1.37 | 0.89 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.26 |
| 2018 | 1.28 | 0.53 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.81 |
| 2017 | 1.76 | 0.63 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.39 |
| 2016 | 1.89 | 0.73 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.62 |
| 2015 | 1.97 | 0.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.77 |
| 2014 | 2.12 | 0.63 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.75 |
| 2013 | 2.59 | 0.98 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.57 |
| 2012 | 2.10 | 1.12 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.22 |
| 2011 | 2.08 | 0.81 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.89 |
| 2010 | 2.30 | 0.63 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.93 |
| 2009 | 2.64 | 0.61 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.25 |
| 2008 | 3.30 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.91 |
| 2007 | 3.17 | 0.67 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.84 |
| 2006 | 4.07 | 0.76 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.83 |
| 2005 | 4.18 | 0.71 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.90 |
| 2004 | 4.58 | 0.95 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.54 |
| 2003 | 5.06 | 0.89 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.96 |
| 2002 | 4.36 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.56 |
| 2001 | 4.46 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.46 |
| 2000 | 1.43 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.43 |
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 | 73.33 | 9.79 | million Sm³ |
| Gas | 27.82 | 12.24 | billion Sm³ |
| NGL | 2.72 | 0.57 | million tonnes |
| Total o.e. | 106.32 | 23.12 | million Sm³ o.e. |
According to the estimate, 78 % of the recoverable reserves have been produced.
Licensees
| Company | Share | Valid from |
|---|---|---|
| Equinor Energy ASEQNROperator | 49.30 % | 18 Jun 2021 |
| Petoro AS | 33.60 % | 18 Jun 2021 |
| TotalEnergies EP Norge AS | 14.70 % | 18 Jun 2021 |
| ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS | 2.40 % | 18 Jun 2021 |
Companies on the analysis page link to their own page.
Network
Oil by pipeline to Sture. The production is processed at Oseberg. Possible onward routes for the gas: United Kingdom, France 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oseberg Sør | Steel jacket, 6 legs | In service | 2000 |
| Oseberg Sør K | Multi-well template | In service | 2000 |
| Oseberg Sør J | Multi-well template | In service | 2005 |
| Stjerne | Multi-well template | In service | 2013 |
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