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
- 7.40 million Sm³ o.e. · Sep 2025–Aug 2026
- Share of Norwegian production
- 3.01 %no. 7 of 100 fields with production in the last 12 months
- Per day
- 127,000barrels o.e. per day, converted
- Peak year
- 2018 7.91 million Sm³ o.e.
GasNGLCondensate2026 covers January–August (lighter bar).
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| Year | Oil | Gas | NGL | Condensate | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 0.00 | 4.17 | 0.23 | 0.44 | 4.83 |
| 2025 | 0.00 | 4.11 | 0.24 | 0.47 | 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Network
Gas by pipeline to Melkøya and LNG is loaded onto ships at Melkøya.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 4 Nov 2026, production 28 Oct 2026, licensees and reserves 11 Nov 2026. factpages.sodir.no · NLOD