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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.
051015 2000: 9.42 million Sm³ o.e.2001: 13.04 million Sm³ o.e.2002: 14.03 million Sm³ o.e.20022003: 14.67 million Sm³ o.e.2004: 11.99 million Sm³ o.e.2005: 9.70 million Sm³ o.e.20052006: 8.68 million Sm³ o.e.2007: 8.53 million Sm³ o.e.2008: 8.89 million Sm³ o.e.20082009: 6.25 million Sm³ o.e.2010: 6.07 million Sm³ o.e.2011: 5.73 million Sm³ o.e.20112012: 4.51 million Sm³ o.e.2013: 5.14 million Sm³ o.e.2014: 5.63 million Sm³ o.e.20142015: 6.36 million Sm³ o.e.2016: 5.73 million Sm³ o.e.2017: 5.00 million Sm³ o.e.20172018: 5.33 million Sm³ o.e.2019: 3.05 million Sm³ o.e.2020: 3.91 million Sm³ o.e.20202021: 5.83 million Sm³ o.e.2022: 6.06 million Sm³ o.e.2023: 5.49 million Sm³ o.e.20232024: 5.01 million Sm³ o.e.2025: 5.03 million Sm³ o.e.2026: 2.65 million Sm³ o.e.2026

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
Production per year, Snorremillion Sm³ o.e.
YearOilGasNGLCondensateTotal
2026 (Jan–Jul)2.650.000.000.002.65
20255.030.000.000.005.03
20245.010.000.000.005.01
20235.490.000.000.005.49
20226.060.000.000.006.06
20215.830.000.000.005.83
20203.910.000.000.003.91
20193.010.010.030.003.05
20185.330.000.000.005.33
20174.810.070.110.005.00
20165.730.000.000.005.73
20156.360.000.000.006.36
20145.620.010.010.005.63
20135.090.020.030.005.14
20124.450.030.020.004.51
20115.520.120.090.005.73
20105.830.140.100.016.07
20096.010.140.100.016.25
20088.470.230.180.008.89
20078.380.070.080.008.53
20068.310.150.220.008.68
20058.960.340.410.009.70
200411.540.190.260.0011.99
200313.600.410.670.0014.67
200212.640.450.940.0014.03
200111.550.520.970.0013.04
20008.590.290.530.009.42

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.

Reserves in Snorre
ProductOriginally recoverableRemainingUnit
Oil316.1564.01million Sm³
Gas8.491.84billion Sm³
NGL5.670.95million tonnes
Total o.e.335.4167.66million Sm³ o.e.

According to the estimate, 80 % of the recoverable reserves have been produced.

Licensees

Licensees in Snorre, updated by Sodir 20 Feb 2026
CompanyShareValid from
Equinor Energy ASEQNROperator33.28 %23 Dec 2024
Petoro AS30.00 %23 Dec 2024
Vår Energi ASAVAR18.55 %23 Dec 2024
INPEX Idemitsu Norge AS9.60 %23 Dec 2024
Harbour Energy Norge AS8.57 %23 Dec 2024

Companies on the analysis page link to their own page.

Facilities

Facilities belonging to Snorre
NameTypeStatusIn service since
Snorre ATension-leg platform (steel)In service1992
Snorre UpaMulti-well templateIn service1992
34/4-C H SnorreMulti-well templateIn service2001
34/4-D H SnorreMulti-well templateIn service2001
34/4-K H SnorreMulti-well templateIn service2001
34/4-L H SnorreMulti-well templateIn service2001
Snorre BSemi-submersible (steel)In service2001
Snorre B SbvSubsea structureIn service2001
Snorre MduSubsea structureIn service2001
Snorre Sdu-1Subsea structureIn service2001
Snorre Sdu-2Subsea structureIn service2001
Snorre Sep MMulti-well templateIn service2020
Snorre Sep NMulti-well templateIn service2020
Snorre Sep VMulti-well templateIn service2020
Snorre Sep WMulti-well templateIn service2020
Snorre Sep XMulti-well templateIn service2020
Snorre Sep ZMulti-well templateIn service2020
34/7 Hy01Offshore wind turbineIn service2022
34/7 Hy02Offshore wind turbineIn service2023
34/7 Hy03Offshore wind turbineIn service2023
34/7 Hy04Offshore wind turbineIn service2023
34/4-I-1 H SnorreSingle-well templateUnder installation
34/7 Hy10Offshore wind turbineIn service
34/7 Hy11Offshore wind turbineIn 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