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
- 4.70 million Sm³ o.e. · Aug 2025–Jul 2026
- Share of Norwegian production
- 1.91 %no. 12 of 95 fields with production in the last 12 months
- Per day
- 81,000barrels o.e. per day, converted
- Peak year
- 2003 14.67 million Sm³ o.e.
OilGasNGLCondensate2026 covers January–July (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–Jul) | 2.65 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.65 |
| 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
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 28 Sep 2026, production 27 Sep 2026, licensees and reserves 28 Sep 2026. factpages.sodir.no · NLOD