Field · North Sea
Ula
Ula is an oil field in the North Sea, discovered in 1976. Status: producing. Operator: Aker BP ASA.
ProducingOil
- Status
- Producing
- Contains
- Oil
- Sea area
- North Sea
- Operator
- Aker BP ASA
- Discovered
- 1976
- Approved for production
- 30 May 1980
- Production start
- 6 Oct 1986
- Supply base
- Tananger
- Sodir ID
- 43800
Show on the globeFact page at the Norwegian Offshore Directorate
Production
- Last 12 months
- 0.26 million Sm³ o.e. · Sep 2025–Aug 2026
- Share of Norwegian production
- 0.105 %no. 69 of 100 fields with production in the last 12 months
- Per day
- 4,500barrels o.e. per day, converted
- Peak year
- 2001 1.40 million Sm³ o.e.
OilGasNGL2026 covers January–August (lighter bar).
The figures start in 2000; the field started producing in 1986, so production before 2000 is not included.
Show the figures as a table
| Year | Oil | Gas | NGL | Condensate | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 0.15 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.15 |
| 2025 | 0.27 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.29 |
| 2024 | 0.27 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.29 |
| 2023 | 0.36 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.40 |
| 2022 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.22 |
| 2021 | 0.29 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.32 |
| 2020 | 0.31 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.36 |
| 2019 | 0.31 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.34 |
| 2018 | 0.43 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.43 |
| 2017 | 0.45 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.47 |
| 2016 | 0.46 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.48 |
| 2015 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.51 |
| 2014 | 0.65 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.67 |
| 2013 | 0.54 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.57 |
| 2012 | 0.53 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.55 |
| 2011 | 0.74 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.77 |
| 2010 | 1.10 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 1.15 |
| 2009 | 0.75 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.78 |
| 2008 | 0.55 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.57 |
| 2007 | 0.81 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.86 |
| 2006 | 0.99 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 1.05 |
| 2005 | 1.09 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 1.16 |
| 2004 | 1.03 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 1.13 |
| 2003 | 1.07 | 0.05 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 1.20 |
| 2002 | 1.24 | 0.05 | 0.09 | 0.00 | 1.38 |
| 2001 | 1.32 | 0.01 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 1.40 |
| 2000 | 1.18 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 1.22 |
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 | 78.06 | 0.41 | million Sm³ |
| Gas | 3.85 | 0.00 | billion Sm³ |
| NGL | 3.05 | 0.02 | million tonnes |
| Total o.e. | 87.71 | 0.44 | million Sm³ o.e. |
According to the estimate, 99 % of the recoverable reserves have been produced.
Licensees
| Company | Share | Valid from |
|---|---|---|
| Aker BP ASAAKRBPOperator | 80.00 % | 17 Dec 2025 |
| DNO Norge ASDNO | 20.00 % | 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.
Source: Norwegian Offshore Directorate, pipelines, facilities and field descriptions, 11 Nov 2026. The network page has a source and date for every link.
Facilities
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