Field · North Sea
Snorre
Snorre is an oil field in the North Sea, discovered in 1979. Status: producing. Operator: Equinor Energy AS.
ProducingOil
- Status
- Producing
- Contains
- Oil
- Sea area
- North Sea
- Operator
- Equinor Energy AS
- Discovered
- 1979
- Approved for production
- 27 May 1988
- Production start
- 3 Aug 1992
- Supply base
- Florø
- Sodir ID
- 43718
Show on the globeFact page at the Norwegian Offshore Directorate
Production
- Last 12 months
- 4.66 million Sm³ o.e. · Sep 2025–Aug 2026
- Share of Norwegian production
- 1.89 %no. 12 of 100 fields with production in the last 12 months
- Per day
- 80,000barrels o.e. per day, converted
- Peak year
- 2003 14.67 million Sm³ o.e.
OilGasNGLCondensate2026 covers January–August (lighter bar).
The figures start in 2000; the field started producing in 1992, so production before 2000 is not included.
Show the figures as a table
| Year | Oil | Gas | NGL | Condensate | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 3.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.03 |
| 2025 | 5.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.03 |
| 2024 | 5.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.01 |
| 2023 | 5.49 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.49 |
| 2022 | 6.06 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.06 |
| 2021 | 5.83 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.83 |
| 2020 | 3.91 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.91 |
| 2019 | 3.01 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 3.05 |
| 2018 | 5.33 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.33 |
| 2017 | 4.81 | 0.07 | 0.11 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| 2016 | 5.73 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.73 |
| 2015 | 6.36 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.36 |
| 2014 | 5.62 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 5.63 |
| 2013 | 5.09 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 5.14 |
| 2012 | 4.45 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 4.51 |
| 2011 | 5.52 | 0.12 | 0.09 | 0.00 | 5.73 |
| 2010 | 5.83 | 0.14 | 0.10 | 0.01 | 6.07 |
| 2009 | 6.01 | 0.14 | 0.10 | 0.01 | 6.25 |
| 2008 | 8.47 | 0.23 | 0.18 | 0.00 | 8.89 |
| 2007 | 8.38 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 8.53 |
| 2006 | 8.31 | 0.15 | 0.22 | 0.00 | 8.68 |
| 2005 | 8.96 | 0.34 | 0.41 | 0.00 | 9.70 |
| 2004 | 11.54 | 0.19 | 0.26 | 0.00 | 11.99 |
| 2003 | 13.60 | 0.41 | 0.67 | 0.00 | 14.67 |
| 2002 | 12.64 | 0.45 | 0.94 | 0.00 | 14.03 |
| 2001 | 11.55 | 0.52 | 0.97 | 0.00 | 13.04 |
| 2000 | 8.59 | 0.29 | 0.53 | 0.00 | 9.42 |
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 | 316.15 | 64.01 | million Sm³ |
| Gas | 8.49 | 1.84 | billion Sm³ |
| NGL | 5.67 | 0.95 | million tonnes |
| Total o.e. | 335.41 | 67.66 | million Sm³ o.e. |
According to the estimate, 80 % of the recoverable reserves have been produced.
Licensees
| Company | Share | Valid from |
|---|---|---|
| Equinor Energy ASEQNROperator | 33.28 % | 23 Dec 2024 |
| Petoro AS | 30.00 % | 23 Dec 2024 |
| Vår Energi ASAVAR | 18.55 % | 23 Dec 2024 |
| INPEX Idemitsu Norge AS | 9.60 % | 23 Dec 2024 |
| Harbour Energy Norge AS | 8.57 % | 23 Dec 2024 |
Companies on the analysis page link to their own page.
Network
Oil is loaded onto ships at Gullfaks A, Statfjord B and gas is injected into the reservoir.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snorre A | Tension-leg platform (steel) | In service | 1992 |
| Snorre Upa | Multi-well template | In service | 1992 |
| 34/4-C H Snorre | Multi-well template | In service | 2001 |
| 34/4-D H Snorre | Multi-well template | In service | 2001 |
| 34/4-K H Snorre | Multi-well template | In service | 2001 |
| 34/4-L H Snorre | Multi-well template | In service | 2001 |
| Snorre B | Semi-submersible (steel) | In service | 2001 |
| Snorre B SBV | Subsea structure | In service | 2001 |
| Snorre MDU | Subsea structure | In service | 2001 |
| Snorre SDU-1 | Subsea structure | In service | 2001 |
| Snorre SDU-2 | Subsea structure | In service | 2001 |
| Snorre Sep M | Multi-well template | In service | 2020 |
| Snorre Sep N | Multi-well template | In service | 2020 |
| Snorre Sep V | Multi-well template | In service | 2020 |
| Snorre Sep W | Multi-well template | In service | 2020 |
| Snorre Sep X | Multi-well template | In service | 2020 |
| Snorre Sep Z | Multi-well template | In service | 2020 |
| 34/7 Hy01 | Offshore wind turbine | In service | 2022 |
| 34/7 Hy02 | Offshore wind turbine | In service | 2023 |
| 34/7 Hy03 | Offshore wind turbine | In service | 2023 |
| 34/7 Hy04 | Offshore wind turbine | In service | 2023 |
| 34/4-I-1 H Snorre | Single-well template | Under installation | |
| 34/7 Hy10 | Offshore wind turbine | In service | |
| 34/7 Hy11 | Offshore wind turbine | In service |
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