Field · North Sea
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
- 1.15 million Sm³ o.e. · Sep 2025–Aug 2026
- Share of Norwegian production
- 0.468 %no. 46 of 100 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.
OilGasNGLCondensate2026 covers January–August (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
| Year | Oil | Gas | NGL | Condensate | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 0.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.75 |
| 2025 | 0.96 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.96 |
| 2024 | 0.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.75 |
| 2023 | 1.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.05 |
| 2022 | 1.32 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.32 |
| 2021 | 1.43 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.43 |
| 2020 | 0.72 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.72 |
| 2019 | 0.98 | 0.01 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 1.06 |
| 2018 | 1.39 | 0.04 | 0.16 | 0.00 | 1.58 |
| 2017 | 1.29 | 0.03 | 0.15 | 0.00 | 1.47 |
| 2016 | 1.74 | 0.02 | 0.17 | 0.00 | 1.93 |
| 2015 | 2.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.05 |
| 2014 | 2.21 | 0.02 | 0.08 | 0.01 | 2.32 |
| 2013 | 1.91 | 0.11 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 2.08 |
| 2012 | 1.86 | 0.18 | 0.15 | 0.01 | 2.19 |
| 2011 | 2.04 | 0.14 | 0.12 | 0.00 | 2.30 |
| 2010 | 1.97 | 0.12 | 0.08 | 0.01 | 2.18 |
| 2009 | 2.63 | 0.20 | 0.14 | 0.01 | 2.98 |
| 2008 | 3.07 | 0.22 | 0.18 | 0.01 | 3.47 |
| 2007 | 3.28 | 0.21 | 0.29 | 0.00 | 3.78 |
| 2006 | 3.76 | 0.22 | 0.33 | 0.00 | 4.30 |
| 2005 | 3.69 | 0.19 | 0.23 | 0.00 | 4.11 |
| 2004 | 3.59 | 0.19 | 0.26 | 0.00 | 4.04 |
| 2003 | 3.36 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 3.45 |
| 2002 | 3.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.05 |
| 2001 | 3.67 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.67 |
| 2000 | 4.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.20 |
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 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 | 76.32 | 6.43 | million Sm³ |
| Gas | 1.71 | 0.00 | billion Sm³ |
| NGL | 1.39 | 0.00 | million tonnes |
| Total o.e. | 80.67 | 6.43 | million Sm³ o.e. |
According to the estimate, 92 % of the recoverable reserves have been produced.
Licensees
| Company | Share | Valid from |
|---|---|---|
| Equinor Energy ASEQNROperator | 41.50 % | 23 Dec 2024 |
| Petoro AS | 30.00 % | 23 Dec 2024 |
| Vår Energi ASAVAR | 16.10 % | 23 Dec 2024 |
| INPEX Idemitsu Norge AS | 9.60 % | 23 Dec 2024 |
| Harbour Energy Norge AS | 2.80 % | 23 Dec 2024 |
Companies on the analysis page link to their own page.
Network
Oil is loaded onto ships at Gullfaks A, Statfjord B and gas is injected into the reservoir. The production is processed at Snorre.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vigdis B | Multi-well template | In service | 1997 |
| Vigdis C | Multi-well template | In service | 1997 |
| Vigdis E | Multi-well template | In service | 1997 |
| 34/7-C-5 H Vigdis C5 | Single-well template | In service | 2003 |
| 34/7-E-5 H Vigdis E5 | Single-well template | In service | 2003 |
| Vigdis D | Multi-well template | In service | 2003 |
| Vigdis F | Multi-well template | In service | 2003 |
| Vigdis G | Multi-well template | In service | 2008 |
| Vigdis H | Multi-well template | In service | 2013 |
| Vigdis Nordøst T | Subsea structure | In service | 2013 |
| Vigdis Booster Station | Subsea structure | In service | 2021 |
| Vigdis-Y | Subsea structure | Under installation |
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