Field · Norwegian Sea
Skarv
Skarv is an oil and gas field in the Norwegian Sea, discovered in 1998. Status: producing. Operator: Aker BP ASA.
ProducingOil and gas
- Status
- Producing
- Contains
- Oil and gas
- Sea area
- Norwegian Sea
- Operator
- Aker BP ASA
- Discovered
- 1998
- Approved for production
- 18 Dec 2007
- Production start
- 1 Jan 2013
- Supply base
- Sandnessjøen
- Sodir ID
- 4704482
Show on the globeFact page at the Norwegian Offshore Directorate
Production
- Last 12 months
- 7.01 million Sm³ o.e. · Sep 2025–Aug 2026
- Share of Norwegian production
- 2.85 %no. 9 of 100 fields with production in the last 12 months
- Per day
- 121,000barrels o.e. per day, converted
- Peak year
- 2023 8.71 million Sm³ o.e.
OilGasNGL2026 covers January–August (lighter bar).
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| Year | Oil | Gas | NGL | Condensate | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 0.39 | 3.65 | 0.48 | 0.00 | 4.52 |
| 2025 | 0.71 | 6.23 | 0.85 | 0.00 | 7.79 |
| 2024 | 0.84 | 6.07 | 0.91 | 0.00 | 7.82 |
| 2023 | 1.21 | 6.53 | 0.97 | 0.00 | 8.71 |
| 2022 | 1.47 | 6.16 | 0.87 | 0.00 | 8.50 |
| 2021 | 1.53 | 4.51 | 0.90 | 0.00 | 6.94 |
| 2020 | 1.18 | 3.24 | 0.71 | 0.00 | 5.13 |
| 2019 | 1.28 | 3.37 | 0.73 | 0.00 | 5.39 |
| 2018 | 1.52 | 3.80 | 0.86 | 0.00 | 6.19 |
| 2017 | 1.60 | 4.05 | 0.86 | 0.00 | 6.52 |
| 2016 | 2.30 | 4.06 | 0.88 | 0.00 | 7.23 |
| 2015 | 3.07 | 3.98 | 0.89 | 0.00 | 7.94 |
| 2014 | 3.38 | 3.61 | 0.81 | 0.00 | 7.81 |
| 2013 | 2.12 | 2.99 | 0.72 | 0.00 | 5.83 |
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 | 23.97 | 1.78 | million Sm³ |
| Gas | 74.86 | 16.83 | billion Sm³ |
| NGL | 7.49 | 1.76 | million tonnes |
| Total o.e. | 113.07 | 21.94 | million Sm³ o.e. |
According to the estimate, 81 % of the recoverable reserves have been produced.
Licensees
| Company | Share | Valid from |
|---|---|---|
| Equinor Energy ASEQNR | 36.17 % | 23 Dec 2024 |
| Harbour Energy Norge AS | 28.08 % | 23 Dec 2024 |
| Aker BP ASAAKRBPOperator | 23.84 % | 23 Dec 2024 |
| ORLEN Upstream Norway AS | 11.92 % | 23 Dec 2024 |
Companies on the analysis page link to their own page.
Network
Gas by pipeline to Kårstø and oil is loaded onto ships. Possible onward routes for the gas: Germany, France and Denmark (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idun | Multi-well template | In service | 2012 |
| Skarv A | Multi-well template | In service | 2012 |
| Skarv B/C Vest | Multi-well template | In service | 2012 |
| Skarv B/C Øst | Multi-well template | In service | 2012 |
| Skarv Erb | Subsea structure | In service | 2012 |
| Skarv FPSO | Production ship (FPSO) | In service | 2012 |
| Tilje | Multi-well template | In service | 2012 |
| 6507/5-K-1h Ærfugl | Single-well template | In service | 2020 |
| 6507/5-L-1h Ærfugl | Single-well template | In service | 2020 |
| 6507/5-M-1h Ærfugl | Single-well template | In service | 2020 |
| 6507/3-H-1h Ærfugl | Single-well template | In service | 2021 |
| SSP Manifold | Subsea structure | In service | 2026 |
| SSP SDU | Subsea structure | In service | 2026 |
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