Oseberg Øst
North Sea · Oil · Producing · Operator Equinor Energy AS
Oseberg Øst is an oil field in the North Sea operated by Equinor Energy AS, discovered in 1981 by wellbore 30/6-5. The Norwegian Offshore Directorate lists it as producing.
In the 12 months reported through August 2026 it sold 0.21 million Sm³ of oil equivalents (0.21 million Sm³ of oil, 0 billion Sm³ of gas), down 15% on the 12 months before.
Since May 1999 it has reported 24.5 million Sm³ of oil equivalents: 24.1 million Sm³ of oil and 0.4 billion Sm³ of gas.
4 companies hold it; the largest share is Equinor Energy AS with 49.3%.
53 wellbores are on file for the field.
- 0.21
- mill Sm³ o.e., last 12 reported -15%
- 0.21
- mill Sm³ oil, last 12
- 0
- bill Sm³ gas, last 12
- 24.5
- mill Sm³ o.e. since May 1999
- 53
- wellbores on file
- 4
- licensees today
SODIR PRODUCTION PROFILES · SALEABLE VOLUMES · REPORTED THROUGH AUG 2026
Oil by month
TEN YEARS · SM³ SOLD
Last 12 months 206,257 · prior 12 243,668(-15%)
Gas by month
TEN YEARS · SM³ SOLD
Last 12 months 4,015,000 · prior 12 4,834,000(-17%)
Produced water by month
TEN YEARS · SM³ IN THE FIELD
Last 12 months 1,601,650 · prior 12 1,781,940(-10%)
Licensees
SHARES TODAY · UNIT OSEBERG AREA UNIT
| Company | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|
| Equinor Energy ASOPERATOR | 49.3% | Jun 18, 2021 |
| Petoro AS | 33.6% | Jun 18, 2021 |
| TotalEnergies EP Norge AS | 14.7% | Jun 18, 2021 |
| ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS | 2.4% | Jun 18, 2021 |
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 | 24.4 | 0.33 | 0.11 | 0 | 24.9 |
| Remaining | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.21 |
About the field
WRITTEN BY THE NORWEGIAN OFFSHORE DIRECTORATE
- Development
- Oseberg Øst is a field in the northern part of the North Sea, 15 kilometres east of the Oseberg field. The water depth is 160 metres. Oseberg Øst was discovered in 1981, and the plan for development and operation (PDO) was approved in 1996. The field has been developed with an integrated fixed facility with accommodation, drilling equipment and first-stage separation of oil, water, and gas. The production started in 1999. A PDO exemption for the Beta East segment was granted in 2004.
- Reservoir
- Oseberg Øst produces oil from Middle Jurassic sandstone in the Brent Group. The field consists of two structures which are separated by a sealing fault. The structures contain several oil-bearing layers with variable reservoir characteristics. The reservoirs are at depths of 2700-3100 metres.
- Recovery strategy
- The field is produced by partial pressure support from both water injection and gas injection. Water for injection is produced from the Utsira Formation.
- Transport
- The oil is sent by pipeline to the Oseberg Field Centre for further processing and transport through the Oseberg Transport System (OTS) to the Sture terminal. The gas is mainly used for injection, gas lift and fuel.
- Status
- Oseberg Øst is at the tail end of its production phase and the main challenge is to maximise the oil recovery within the field lifetime. To increase production, the focus is on drainage strategy, including optimisation of injection and well interventions. Maximising the gas production rate is also of importance, as the produced gas is used as fuel supply for the platform power generator. A decommissioning plan for the Oseberg Øst field was submitted to the authorities in 2024.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20268 MONTHS | 0.12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 | 0.91 |
| 2025 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.26 | 1.91 |
| 2024 | 0.28 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0.29 | 1.72 |
| 2023 | 0.34 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0.34 | 1.45 |
| 2022 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 1.26 |
| 2021 | 0.32 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0.33 | 1.25 |
| 2020 | 0.43 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0.44 | 1.57 |
| 2019 | 0.46 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0.46 | 1.34 |
| 2018 | 0.54 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0.55 | 1.33 |
| 2017 | 0.8 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0.81 | 1.58 |
| 2016 | 0.46 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0.47 | 2.33 |
| 2015 | 0.39 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0.39 | 2.09 |
| 2014 | 0.38 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0.38 | 1.6 |
| 2013 | 0.38 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0.39 | 1.59 |
| 2012 | 0.46 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0.46 | 1.42 |
| 2011 | 0.52 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0.53 | 1.35 |
| 2010 | 0.35 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0.36 | 1.52 |
| 2009 | 0.35 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0.36 | 1.25 |
| 2008 | 0.44 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0.45 | 1.89 |
| 2007 | 0.54 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0.56 | 2.58 |
| 2006 | 0.66 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0.69 | 2.5 |
| 2005 | 1.06 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 2.77 |
| 2004 | 1.8 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | 1.86 | 2.99 |
| 2003 | 2.19 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 | 2.27 | 2.22 |
| 2002 | 3.11 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 3.14 | 1.49 |
| 2001 | 3.81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.81 | 0.33 |
| 2000 | 2.55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.55 | 0.01 |
| 19998 MONTHS | 0.91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.91 | 0 |
Wellbores
Production 30 · Injection 9 · Observation 7 · Appraisal 4 · Wildcat 3
All 53 wellbores in Oseberg Øst, searchable → · Discovery wellbore 30/6-5 →
Operator history
- Equinor Energy ASMay 16, 2018 to today
- Statoil Petroleum ASNov 1, 2009 to May 15, 2018
- StatoilHydro Petroleum ASOct 1, 2007 to Oct 31, 2009
- Norsk Hydro Petroleum ASJan 1, 2007 to Sep 30, 2007
- Norsk Hydro Produksjon ASOct 11, 1996 to Dec 31, 2006
This field on Sodir FactPages →
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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