Field · Barents Sea
Snøhvit
Snøhvit is a gas field in the Barents Sea, discovered in 1984. Status: producing. Operator: Equinor Energy AS.
ProducingGas
- Status
- Producing
- Contains
- Gas
- Sea area
- Barents Sea
- Operator
- Equinor Energy AS
- Discovered
- 1984
- Approved for production
- 7 Mar 2002
- Production start
- 21 Aug 2007
- Supply base
- Hammerfest
- Sodir ID
- 2053062
Show on the globeFact page at the Norwegian Offshore Directorate
Production
- Last 12 months
- 7.19 million Sm³ o.e. · Aug 2025–Jul 2026
- Share of Norwegian production
- 2.92 %no. 8 of 95 fields with production in the last 12 months
- Per day
- 124,000barrels o.e. per day, converted
- Peak year
- 2018 7.91 million Sm³ o.e.
GasNGLCondensate2026 covers January–July (lighter bar).
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| Year | Oil | Gas | NGL | Condensate | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | 0.00 | 3.60 | 0.20 | 0.37 | 4.17 |
| 2025 | 0.00 | 4.11 | 0.24 | 0.48 | 4.83 |
| 2024 | 0.00 | 6.41 | 0.41 | 0.75 | 7.56 |
| 2023 | 0.00 | 5.89 | 0.32 | 0.70 | 6.91 |
| 2022 | 0.00 | 3.69 | 0.26 | 0.46 | 4.41 |
| 2020 | 0.00 | 3.78 | 0.30 | 0.49 | 4.57 |
| 2019 | 0.00 | 6.22 | 0.53 | 0.83 | 7.57 |
| 2018 | 0.00 | 6.45 | 0.58 | 0.88 | 7.91 |
| 2017 | 0.00 | 5.58 | 0.51 | 0.79 | 6.88 |
| 2016 | 0.00 | 6.06 | 0.55 | 0.87 | 7.48 |
| 2015 | 0.00 | 5.96 | 0.54 | 0.88 | 7.39 |
| 2014 | 0.00 | 5.22 | 0.48 | 0.81 | 6.51 |
| 2013 | 0.00 | 4.29 | 0.41 | 0.70 | 5.39 |
| 2012 | 0.00 | 4.65 | 0.43 | 0.77 | 5.85 |
| 2011 | 0.00 | 4.31 | 0.40 | 0.72 | 5.44 |
| 2010 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 0.47 | 0.84 | 6.31 |
| 2009 | 0.00 | 3.33 | 0.33 | 0.60 | 4.26 |
| 2008 | 0.00 | 2.36 | 0.25 | 0.51 | 3.11 |
| 2007 | 0.00 | 0.14 | 0.01 | 0.11 | 0.27 |
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.
| Product | Originally recoverable | Remaining | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gas | 227.00 | 142.20 | billion Sm³ |
| NGL | 8.96 | 5.01 | million tonnes |
| Condensate | 25.66 | 13.50 | million Sm³ |
| Total o.e. | 269.67 | 165.22 | million Sm³ o.e. |
According to the estimate, 39 % of the recoverable reserves have been produced.
Licensees
| Company | Share | Valid from |
|---|---|---|
| Equinor Energy ASEQNROperator | 36.79 % | 23 Dec 2024 |
| Petoro AS | 30.00 % | 23 Dec 2024 |
| TotalEnergies EP Norge AS | 18.40 % | 23 Dec 2024 |
| Vår Energi ASAVAR | 12.00 % | 23 Dec 2024 |
| Harbour Energy Norge AS | 2.81 % | 23 Dec 2024 |
Companies on the analysis page link to their own page.
Facilities
| Name | Type | Status | In service since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snøhvit Cdu-1 | Subsea structure | In service | 2007 |
| Snøhvit D | Multi-well template | In service | 2007 |
| Snøhvit E | Multi-well template | In service | 2007 |
| Snøhvit N | Multi-well template | In service | 2007 |
| Snøhvit Plem-1 | Subsea structure | In service | 2007 |
| Snøhvit F | Multi-well template | In service | 2008 |
| Askeladd Nord (J) | Multi-well template | In service | 2022 |
| Askeladd Sør (L) | Multi-well template | In service | 2022 |
| Askeladd Vest (K) | Multi-well template | In service | 2025 |
| Snøhvit G | Multi-well template | Under installation |
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