Field · Norwegian Sea
Verdande
Verdande is an oil and gas field in the Norwegian Sea, discovered in 2017. Status: producing. Operator: Equinor Energy AS.
ProducingOil and gas
- Status
- Producing
- Contains
- Oil and gas
- Sea area
- Norwegian Sea
- Operator
- Equinor Energy AS
- Discovered
- 2017
- Approved for production
- 28 Jun 2023
- Production start
- 1 Dec 2025
- Sodir ID
- 42002481
Show on the globeFact page at the Norwegian Offshore Directorate
Production
- Last 12 months
- 1.64 million Sm³ o.e. · Aug 2025–Jul 2026
- Share of Norwegian production
- 0.664 %no. 32 of 95 fields with production in the last 12 months
- Per day
- 28,000barrels o.e. per day, converted
- Peak year
- 2026 1.46 million Sm³ o.e.
OilGasNGL2026 covers January–July (lighter bar).
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| Year | Oil | Gas | NGL | Condensate | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | 1.32 | 0.09 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 1.46 |
| 2025 | 0.15 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.18 |
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 | 5.67 | 5.46 | million Sm³ |
| Gas | 1.30 | 1.29 | billion Sm³ |
| NGL | 0.06 | 0.06 | million tonnes |
| Total o.e. | 7.09 | 6.85 | million Sm³ o.e. |
According to the estimate, 3 % of the recoverable reserves have been produced.
Licensees
| Company | Share | Valid from |
|---|---|---|
| Equinor Energy ASEQNROperator | 59.27 % | 29 Dec 2025 |
| Petoro AS | 22.41 % | 29 Dec 2025 |
| DNO Norge ASDNO | 14.83 % | 29 Dec 2025 |
| Japex Norge AS | 3.50 % | 29 Dec 2025 |
Companies on the analysis page link to their own page.
Facilities
| Name | Type | Status | In service since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verdande | Multi-well template | In service | 2025 |
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