Field · North Sea
Yme
Yme is an oil field in the North Sea, discovered in 1987. Status: producing. Operator: Repsol Norge AS.
ProducingOil
- Status
- Producing
- Contains
- Oil
- Sea area
- North Sea
- Operator
- Repsol Norge AS
- Discovered
- 1987
- Approved for production
- 6 Jan 1995
- Production start
- 27 Feb 1996
- Sodir ID
- 43807
Show on the globeFact page at the Norwegian Offshore Directorate
Production
- Last 12 months
- 0.63 million Sm³ o.e. · Sep 2025–Aug 2026
- Share of Norwegian production
- 0.254 %no. 55 of 100 fields with production in the last 12 months
- Per day
- 11,000barrels o.e. per day, converted
- Peak year
- 2024 1.20 million Sm³ o.e.
Oil2026 covers January–August (lighter bar).
The figures start in 2000; the field started producing in 1996, so production before 2000 is not included.
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| Year | Oil | Gas | NGL | Condensate | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 0.43 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.43 |
| 2025 | 0.73 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.73 |
| 2024 | 1.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.20 |
| 2023 | 1.08 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.08 |
| 2022 | 0.53 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.53 |
| 2021 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 |
| 2001 | 0.21 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.21 |
| 2000 | 1.07 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.07 |
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 | 14.33 | 2.83 | million Sm³ |
| Total o.e. | 14.33 | 2.83 | million Sm³ o.e. |
According to the estimate, 80 % of the recoverable reserves have been produced.
Licensees
| Company | Share | Valid from |
|---|---|---|
| Repsol Norge ASOperator | 55.00 % | 29 Nov 2024 |
| Lime Petroleum AS | 25.00 % | 29 Nov 2024 |
| ORLEN Upstream Norway AS | 20.00 % | 29 Nov 2024 |
Network
Oil is loaded onto ships 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
| Name | Type | Status | In service since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspirer | Jack-up, 3 legs | In service | 2021 |
| Yme Beta | Multi-well template | In service | 2021 |
| Yme SLS | Loading buoy | In service | 2021 |
| Yme WHM | Storage unit (MOPUstor) | In service | 2021 |
| Yme Beta Nord | Multi-well template | In service | 2022 |
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