Veslefrikk
North Sea · Oil · Shut down · Operator Equinor Energy AS
Veslefrikk is an oil field in the North Sea operated by Equinor Energy AS, discovered in 1981 by wellbore 30/3-2 R. The Norwegian Offshore Directorate lists it as shut down.
No production has been reported since April 2025.
Since December 1989 it has reported 63 million Sm³ of oil equivalents: 55.3 million Sm³ of oil and 4.2 billion Sm³ of gas.
79 wellbores are on file for the field.
- 0
- mill Sm³ o.e., last 12 reported -100%
- 0
- mill Sm³ oil, last 12
- 0
- bill Sm³ gas, last 12
- 63
- mill Sm³ o.e. since Dec 1989
- 79
- wellbores on file
- 0
- licensees today
SODIR PRODUCTION PROFILES · SALEABLE VOLUMES · REPORTED THROUGH AUG 2026 · LAST VOLUME APR 2025
Oil by month
TEN YEARS · SM³ SOLD
Last 12 months 5,319 · prior 12 -508(+-1147%)
Gas by month
TEN YEARS · SM³ SOLD
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Produced water by month
TEN YEARS · SM³ IN THE FIELD
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Reserves
THE DIRECTORATE'S ESTIMATE · AS OF DEC 31, 2025
These are the Norwegian Offshore Directorate's own year-end estimates, shown as it publishes them. Petrora does not estimate reserves.
| Oil, mill Sm³ | Gas, bill Sm³ | NGL, mill tonnes | Condensate, mill Sm³ | O.e., mill Sm³ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Originally recoverable | 55.3 | 4.19 | 1.81 | 0 | 63 |
| Remaining | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
About the field
WRITTEN BY THE NORWEGIAN OFFSHORE DIRECTORATE
- Development
- Veslefrikk is a field in the northern part of the North Sea, 30 kilometres north of the Oseberg field. The water depth is 185 metres. Veslefrikk was discovered in 1981, and the plan for development and operation (PDO) was approved in 1987. The field was developed with two facilities, Veslefrikk A and Veslefrikk B. Veslefrikk A is a fixed steel wellhead facility with bridge connection to Veslefrikk B. Veslefrikk B is a semi-submersible facility for processing and accommodation. The production started in 1989. In 1994, PDOs were approved for the Statfjord reservoir and for the reservoirs in the Upper Brent and I-segment. PDO exemptions were granted for the development of several discoveries in the years 1994-2002.
- Reservoir
- Veslefrikk produced oil and some gas from Jurassic sandstone in the Statfjord, Dunlin and Brent Groups. The main reservoir was in the Brent Group. The reservoir depths are between 2800 and 3200 metres.
- Recovery strategy
- Veslefrikk had earlier been produced with pressure support from water alternating gas injection (WAG) in the Brent and Dunlin reservoirs and with gas recycling in the Statfjord reservoir. The field was subsequently produced by depletion until shut-in.
- Transport
- The oil was exported via the Oseberg Transport System (OTS) to the Sture terminal. The gas was exported through Statpipe to the Kårstø terminal.
- Status
- Veslefrikk was shut down in 2022, and Veslefrikk B was removed from the field. Decommissioning must be completed by the end of 2027.
Production by year
MONTHLY ROWS ADDED UP · NEWEST FIRST
| Year | Oil, mill Sm³ | Gas, bill Sm³ | NGL, mill Sm³ | Condensate, mill Sm³ | O.e., mill Sm³ | Water, mill Sm³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20252 MONTHS | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 0 |
| 20243 MONTHS | -0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 0.04 |
| 2021 | 0.12 | 0.1 | 0.05 | 0 | 0.27 | 1.37 |
| 2020 | 0.23 | 0.12 | 0.07 | 0 | 0.42 | 2.68 |
| 2019 | 0.24 | 0.14 | 0.08 | 0 | 0.46 | 2.61 |
| 2018 | 0.28 | 0.21 | 0.12 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.14 |
| 2017 | 0.31 | 0.21 | 0.11 | 0 | 0.64 | 3.86 |
| 2016 | 0.39 | 0.32 | 0.18 | 0 | 0.88 | 4.72 |
| 2015 | 0.44 | 0.34 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.98 | 4.34 |
| 2014 | 0.48 | 0.26 | 0.16 | 0 | 0.9 | 3.63 |
| 2013 | 0.54 | 0.16 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.55 |
| 2012 | 0.75 | 0.13 | 0.09 | 0 | 0.97 | 5.04 |
| 2011 | 0.71 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0 | 0.74 | 5 |
| 2010 | 0.77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.77 | 6.36 |
| 2009 | 0.68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.68 | 5.23 |
| 2008 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.71 | 4.76 |
| 2007 | 0.91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.91 | 5.49 |
| 2006 | 1.11 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0 | 1.17 | 5.01 |
| 2005 | 1.53 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0 | 1.61 | 4.46 |
| 2004 | 1.59 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0 | 1.63 | 5.07 |
| 2003 | 1.69 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0 | 1.74 | 4.19 |
| 2002 | 1.64 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0 | 1.7 | 4.55 |
| 2001 | 1.98 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 | 2.11 | 3.85 |
| 2000 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 0.14 | 0 | 2.75 | 3.11 |
| 1999 | 1.9 | 0.11 | 0.07 | 0 | 2.08 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3.27 | 0.28 | 0.16 | 0 | 3.71 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3.47 | 0.14 | 0.09 | 0 | 3.7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4.07 | 0.43 | 0.25 | 0 | 4.75 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4.46 | 0.41 | 0.26 | 0 | 5.12 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4.44 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0 | 4.96 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3.93 | 0.12 | 0.23 | 0 | 4.28 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3.95 | 0 | 0.25 | 0 | 4.2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3.49 | 0 | 0.22 | 0 | 3.71 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2.87 | 0 | 0.16 | 0 | 3.03 | 0 |
| 19891 MONTH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wellbores
Production 43 · Injection 21 · Wildcat 6 · Appraisal 5 · Observation 4
All 79 wellbores in Veslefrikk, searchable → · Discovery wellbore 30/3-2 R →
Operator history
- Equinor Energy ASMay 16, 2018 to today
- Statoil Petroleum ASNov 1, 2009 to May 15, 2018
- StatoilHydro Petroleum ASJan 1, 2009 to Oct 31, 2009
- StatoilHydro ASAOct 1, 2007 to Dec 31, 2008
- Statoil ASA (old)May 10, 2001 to Sep 30, 2007
- Den norske stats oljeselskap a.sJun 2, 1987 to May 9, 2001
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About this data
Norwegian Offshore Directorate (Sodir) FactPages, mirrored nightly and used under the Norwegian Licence for Open Government Data (NLOD). Production is saleable volume by month from the Directorate's profiles, cut at the latest month any field has reported; yearly and cumulative figures are those months added up. Shares are the current rows of the field's licensee history. Reserves are the Directorate's estimate.
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