Vigdis
North Sea · Oil · Producing · Operator Equinor Energy AS
Vigdis is an oil field in the North Sea operated by Equinor Energy AS, discovered in 1986 by wellbore 34/7-8. The Norwegian Offshore Directorate lists it as producing.
In the 12 months reported through August 2026 it sold 1.15 million Sm³ of oil equivalents (1.15 million Sm³ of oil, 0 billion Sm³ of gas), up 42% on the 12 months before.
Since January 1997 it has reported 74.6 million Sm³ of oil equivalents: 70.1 million Sm³ of oil and 1.9 billion Sm³ of gas.
5 companies hold it; the largest share is Equinor Energy AS with 41.5%.
72 wellbores are on file for the field.
- 1.15
- mill Sm³ o.e., last 12 reported +42%
- 1.15
- mill Sm³ oil, last 12
- 0
- bill Sm³ gas, last 12
- 74.6
- mill Sm³ o.e. since Jan 1997
- 72
- wellbores on file
- 5
- licensees today
SODIR PRODUCTION PROFILES · SALEABLE VOLUMES · REPORTED THROUGH AUG 2026
Oil by month
TEN YEARS · SM³ SOLD
Last 12 months 1,151,015 · prior 12 809,731(+42%)
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 4,876,282 · prior 12 3,718,784(+31%)
Licensees
SHARES TODAY · LICENCE 089
| Company | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|
| Equinor Energy ASOPERATOR | 41.5% | Dec 23, 2024 |
| Petoro AS | 30% | Dec 23, 2024 |
| Vår Energi ASA | 16.1% | Dec 23, 2024 |
| INPEX Idemitsu Norge AS | 9.6% | Dec 23, 2024 |
| Harbour Energy Norge AS | 2.8% | Dec 23, 2024 |
Production licence 089: ownership history and register messages →
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 | 76.3 | 1.71 | 1.39 | 0 | 80.7 |
| Remaining | 6.43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.43 |
About the field
WRITTEN BY THE NORWEGIAN OFFSHORE DIRECTORATE
- Development
- Vigdis is a field in the Tampen area in the northern part of the North Sea, between the Snorre, Statfjord and Gullfaks fields. The water depth is 280 metres. Vigdis was discovered in 1986, and the plan for development and operation (PDO) was approved in 1994. Vigdis comprises four structures: Vigdis Brent, Borg Nordvest, Vigdis Øst-Nordøst and Lomre. The Vigdis Brent structure includes several substructures. The field has been developed with seven subsea templates and two satellite wells connected to the Snorre A facility. The production started in 1997. Oil from Vigdis is processed in a dedicated processing module on Snorre A. Injection water is supplied from Snorre A and Statfjord C. A PDO for Vigdis Extension, including the discovery 34/7-23 S and adjoining deposits, was approved in 2002. The PDO for Vigdis Nordøst was approved in 2011. A PDO exemption was granted for Lomre in 2022.
- Reservoir
- Vigdis produces oil from sandstone in several structures. The reservoirs in Vigdis Brent and Lomre are in the Middle Jurassic Brent Group, while the reservoirs in Vigdis Øst-Nordøst are in the Upper Triassic and Lower Jurassic Statfjord Group. The Borg Nordvest reservoir is in Upper Jurassic intra-Draupne sandstone. The reservoirs are at depths of 2200-2600 metres and have generally good quality.
- Recovery strategy
- The field is produced by pressure support using water injection. Some of the reservoirs are affected by pressure depletion on the Statfjord field.
- Transport
- The well stream from Vigdis is routed to Snorre A through two flowlines. Stabilised oil is transported by pipeline from Snorre A to Gullfaks A for storage and export. All produced gas from Vigdis is reinjected into the Snorre reservoir.
- Status
- The strategy on Vigdis is to maintain reservoir pressure by water injection, while maximising production capacity and regularity. New well targets are being matured. There are no unused slots, and new wells must therefore be drilled as sidetracks from existing wells.
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 | 0.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.75 | 3.24 |
| 2025 | 0.96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.96 | 4.18 |
| 2024 | 0.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.75 | 2.89 |
| 2023 | 1.05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.05 | 3.36 |
| 2022 | 1.32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.32 | 4.81 |
| 2021 | 1.43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.43 | 3.83 |
| 2020 | 0.72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.72 | 2.79 |
| 2019 | 0.98 | 0.01 | 0.06 | 0 | 1.06 | 4.23 |
| 2018 | 1.38 | 0.03 | 0.16 | 0 | 1.58 | 4.85 |
| 2017 | 1.29 | 0.03 | 0.15 | 0 | 1.47 | 4.46 |
| 2016 | 1.73 | 0.02 | 0.17 | 0 | 1.93 | 5.18 |
| 2015 | 2.05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.05 | 4.72 |
| 2014 | 2.21 | 0.02 | 0.08 | 0.01 | 2.32 | 4.11 |
| 2013 | 1.91 | 0.1 | 0.07 | 0 | 2.08 | 4.12 |
| 2012 | 1.86 | 0.18 | 0.15 | 0.01 | 2.19 | 4.29 |
| 2011 | 2.03 | 0.14 | 0.11 | 0 | 2.3 | 3.75 |
| 2010 | 1.97 | 0.12 | 0.08 | 0.01 | 2.18 | 2.55 |
| 2009 | 2.63 | 0.2 | 0.14 | 0.01 | 2.98 | 2.87 |
| 2008 | 3.07 | 0.22 | 0.18 | 0.01 | 3.47 | 2.41 |
| 2007 | 3.28 | 0.21 | 0.29 | 0 | 3.78 | 2.61 |
| 2006 | 3.76 | 0.22 | 0.33 | 0 | 4.3 | 1.87 |
| 2005 | 3.69 | 0.19 | 0.23 | 0 | 4.11 | 1.99 |
| 2004 | 3.59 | 0.19 | 0.26 | 0 | 4.03 | 2.33 |
| 2003 | 3.36 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0 | 3.45 | 3.17 |
| 2002 | 3.05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.05 | 1.63 |
| 2001 | 3.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.67 | 2.28 |
| 2000 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 1.13 |
| 1999 | 5.11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.11 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4.72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.72 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 0 |
Wellbores
Production 34 · Injection 14 · Appraisal 12 · Observation 7 · Wildcat 4 · Shallow gas 1
All 72 wellbores in Vigdis, searchable → · Discovery wellbore 34/7-8 →
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)Jan 1, 2003 to Sep 30, 2007
- Norsk Hydro Produksjon ASJan 11, 2001 to Dec 31, 2002
- Saga Petroleum ASADec 16, 1994 to Jan 10, 2001
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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