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Vigdis

Vigdis is an oil field in the North Sea, discovered in 1986. Status: producing. Operator: Equinor Energy AS.

ProducingOil

Status
Producing
Contains
Oil
Sea area
North Sea
Operator
Equinor Energy AS
Discovered
1986
Approved for production
16 Dec 1994
Production start
28 Jan 1997
Supply base
Florø
Sodir ID
43732

Show on the globeFact page at the Norwegian Offshore Directorate

Production

Last 12 months
1.14 million Sm³ o.e. · Aug 2025–Jul 2026
Share of Norwegian production
0.462 %no. 45 of 95 fields with production in the last 12 months
Per day
20,000barrels o.e. per day, converted
Peak year
2006 4.30 million Sm³ o.e.
01234 2000: 4.20 million Sm³ o.e.2001: 3.67 million Sm³ o.e.2002: 3.05 million Sm³ o.e.20022003: 3.45 million Sm³ o.e.2004: 4.04 million Sm³ o.e.2005: 4.11 million Sm³ o.e.20052006: 4.30 million Sm³ o.e.2007: 3.78 million Sm³ o.e.2008: 3.47 million Sm³ o.e.20082009: 2.98 million Sm³ o.e.2010: 2.18 million Sm³ o.e.2011: 2.30 million Sm³ o.e.20112012: 2.19 million Sm³ o.e.2013: 2.08 million Sm³ o.e.2014: 2.32 million Sm³ o.e.20142015: 2.05 million Sm³ o.e.2016: 1.93 million Sm³ o.e.2017: 1.47 million Sm³ o.e.20172018: 1.58 million Sm³ o.e.2019: 1.06 million Sm³ o.e.2020: 0.72 million Sm³ o.e.20202021: 1.43 million Sm³ o.e.2022: 1.32 million Sm³ o.e.2023: 1.05 million Sm³ o.e.20232024: 0.75 million Sm³ o.e.2025: 0.96 million Sm³ o.e.2026: 0.66 million Sm³ o.e.2026

OilGasNGLCondensate2026 covers January–July (lighter bar).

The figures start in 2000; the field started producing in 1997, so production before 2000 is not included.

Show the figures as a table
Production per year, Vigdismillion Sm³ o.e.
YearOilGasNGLCondensateTotal
2026 (Jan–Jul)0.660.000.000.000.66
20250.960.000.000.000.96
20240.750.000.000.000.75
20231.050.000.000.001.05
20221.320.000.000.001.32
20211.430.000.000.001.43
20200.720.000.000.000.72
20190.980.010.060.001.06
20181.390.040.160.001.58
20171.290.030.150.001.47
20161.740.020.170.001.93
20152.050.000.000.002.05
20142.210.020.080.012.32
20131.910.110.070.002.08
20121.860.180.150.012.19
20112.040.140.120.002.30
20101.970.120.080.012.18
20092.630.200.140.012.98
20083.070.220.180.013.47
20073.280.210.290.003.78
20063.760.220.330.004.30
20053.690.190.230.004.11
20043.590.190.260.004.04
20033.360.040.050.003.45
20023.050.000.000.003.05
20013.670.000.000.003.67
20004.200.000.000.004.20

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 Vigdis
ProductOriginally recoverableRemainingUnit
Oil76.326.43million Sm³
Gas1.710.00billion Sm³
NGL1.390.00million tonnes
Total o.e.80.676.43million Sm³ o.e.

According to the estimate, 92 % of the recoverable reserves have been produced.

Licensees

Licensees in Vigdis, updated by Sodir 20 Feb 2026
CompanyShareValid from
Equinor Energy ASEQNROperator41.50 %23 Dec 2024
Petoro AS30.00 %23 Dec 2024
Vår Energi ASAVAR16.10 %23 Dec 2024
INPEX Idemitsu Norge AS9.60 %23 Dec 2024
Harbour Energy Norge AS2.80 %23 Dec 2024

Companies on the analysis page link to their own page.

Facilities

Facilities belonging to Vigdis
NameTypeStatusIn service since
Vigdis BMulti-well templateIn service1997
Vigdis CMulti-well templateIn service1997
Vigdis EMulti-well templateIn service1997
34/7-C-5 H Vigdis C5Single-well templateIn service2003
34/7-E-5 H Vigdis E5Single-well templateIn service2003
Vigdis DMulti-well templateIn service2003
Vigdis FMulti-well templateIn service2003
Vigdis GMulti-well templateIn service2008
Vigdis HMulti-well templateIn service2013
Vigdis Nordøst TSubsea structureIn service2013
Vigdis Booster StationSubsea structureIn service2021
Vigdis-YSubsea structureUnder installation

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