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Field · North Sea

Vilje

Vilje is an oil field in the North Sea, discovered in 2003. Status: producing. Operator: Aker BP ASA.

ProducingOil

Status
Producing
Contains
Oil
Sea area
North Sea
Operator
Aker BP ASA
Discovered
2003
Approved for production
18 Mar 2005
Production start
1 Aug 2008
Sodir ID
3392471

Show on the globeFact page at the Norwegian Offshore Directorate

Production

Last 12 months
0.11 million Sm³ o.e. · Aug 2025–Jul 2026
Share of Norwegian production
0.047 %no. 83 of 95 fields with production in the last 12 months
Per day
2,000barrels o.e. per day, converted
Peak year
2010 1.87 million Sm³ o.e.
0.00.51.01.52.0 2008: 0.55 million Sm³ o.e.20082009: 1.63 million Sm³ o.e.2010: 1.87 million Sm³ o.e.20102011: 1.85 million Sm³ o.e.2012: 1.84 million Sm³ o.e.20122013: 1.37 million Sm³ o.e.2014: 1.13 million Sm³ o.e.20142015: 0.82 million Sm³ o.e.2016: 0.85 million Sm³ o.e.20162017: 0.68 million Sm³ o.e.2018: 0.50 million Sm³ o.e.20182019: 0.30 million Sm³ o.e.2020: 0.30 million Sm³ o.e.20202021: 0.20 million Sm³ o.e.2022: 0.16 million Sm³ o.e.20222023: 0.13 million Sm³ o.e.2024: 0.14 million Sm³ o.e.20242025: 0.11 million Sm³ o.e.2026: 0.07 million Sm³ o.e.2026

OilGas2026 covers January–July (lighter bar).

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Production per year, Viljemillion Sm³ o.e.
YearOilGasNGLCondensateTotal
2026 (Jan–Jul)0.070.000.000.000.07
20250.110.000.000.000.11
20240.140.000.000.000.14
20230.130.000.000.000.13
20220.160.000.000.000.16
20210.200.000.000.000.20
20200.290.010.000.000.30
20190.290.010.000.000.30
20180.480.010.000.000.50
20170.660.020.000.000.68
20160.820.030.000.000.85
20150.790.020.000.000.82
20141.090.050.000.001.13
20131.320.050.000.001.37
20121.770.080.000.001.84
20111.770.080.000.001.85
20101.780.080.000.001.87
20091.560.070.000.001.63
20080.530.020.000.000.55

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 Vilje
ProductOriginally recoverableRemainingUnit
Oil14.810.92million Sm³
Total o.e.14.810.92million Sm³ o.e.

According to the estimate, 94 % of the recoverable reserves have been produced.

Licensees

Licensees in Vilje, updated by Sodir 20 Feb 2026
CompanyShareValid from
Aker BP ASAAKRBPOperator75.76 %29 Dec 2025
ORLEN Upstream Norway AS24.24 %29 Dec 2025

Companies on the analysis page link to their own page.

Facilities

Facilities belonging to Vilje
NameTypeStatusIn service since
25/4-D1 H Vilje D1Single-well templateIn service2008
25/4-E1 H Vilje E1Single-well templateIn service2008
25/4-F-1 H Vilje F1Single-well templateIn service2014

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