Field · North Sea
Tambar
Tambar is an oil field in the North Sea, discovered in 1983. Status: producing. Operator: Aker BP ASA.
ProducingOil
- Status
- Producing
- Contains
- Oil
- Sea area
- North Sea
- Operator
- Aker BP ASA
- Discovered
- 1983
- Approved for production
- 3 Apr 2000
- Production start
- 15 Jul 2001
- Supply base
- Tananger
- Sodir ID
- 1028599
Show on the globeFact page at the Norwegian Offshore Directorate
Production
- Last 12 months
- 0.33 million Sm³ o.e. · Sep 2025–Aug 2026
- Share of Norwegian production
- 0.135 %no. 65 of 100 fields with production in the last 12 months
- Per day
- 5,700barrels o.e. per day, converted
- Peak year
- 2002 1.81 million Sm³ o.e.
OilNGL2026 covers January–August (lighter bar).
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| Year | Oil | Gas | NGL | Condensate | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.20 |
| 2025 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.42 |
| 2024 | 0.09 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 |
| 2023 | 0.16 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.16 |
| 2022 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.10 |
| 2021 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.20 |
| 2020 | 0.25 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.27 |
| 2019 | 0.22 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.23 |
| 2018 | 0.33 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.35 |
| 2017 | 0.19 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.20 |
| 2016 | 0.22 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.23 |
| 2015 | 0.25 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.26 |
| 2014 | 0.33 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.34 |
| 2013 | 0.24 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.25 |
| 2012 | 0.23 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.24 |
| 2011 | 0.29 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.30 |
| 2010 | 0.29 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.30 |
| 2009 | 0.34 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.36 |
| 2008 | 0.59 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.63 |
| 2007 | 0.65 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.69 |
| 2006 | 0.94 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.99 |
| 2005 | 1.24 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 1.31 |
| 2004 | 0.88 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.93 |
| 2003 | 1.46 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 1.54 |
| 2002 | 1.73 | 0.00 | 0.09 | 0.00 | 1.81 |
| 2001 | 0.54 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.56 |
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 | 12.17 | 0.36 | million Sm³ |
| Gas | 2.62 | 0.07 | billion Sm³ |
| NGL | 0.27 | 0.01 | million tonnes |
| Total o.e. | 15.30 | 0.44 | million Sm³ o.e. |
According to the estimate, 97 % of the recoverable reserves have been produced.
Licensees
| Company | Share | Valid from |
|---|---|---|
| Aker BP ASAAKRBPOperator | 55.00 % | 17 Dec 2025 |
| DNO Norge ASDNO | 45.00 % | 17 Dec 2025 |
Companies on the analysis page link to their own page.
Network
Oil by pipeline to Teesside and gas is injected into the reservoir. The production is processed at Ula.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tambar | Steel jacket, tripod | In service | 2001 |
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