Discoveries

A discovery is a petroleum deposit or several petroleum deposits collectively, which have been discovered in the same well, in which through testing, sampling or logging there has been established a probability of the existence of mobile petroleum. The definition covers both commercial and technical discoveries. A discovery receives the status of a field, or becomes part of an existing field, when a plan for development and operation (PDO) is approved by the authorities or when an exemption from the PDO requirement has been granted.

There are currently about 80 discoveries that could be, or are being, considered for development. Most of them are small and will be developed as satellites to existing fields. This will ensure that the infrastructure is used efficiently. Stand-alone development solutions are planned for the largest discoveries, but a number of smaller discoveries may also collaborate on building new infrastructure.

Resource estimates are given in million Sm³ o.e.

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Discovery name Area Disc. year Resource estimate Type Resource class Activity status Operator
15/2-2 S (Eirik) North sea 2023 0.63 OIL 7F Production not evaluated OMV (Norge) AS
15/3-12 S North sea 2020 2.22 OIL 5F Production likely, but unclarified Equinor Energy AS
15/3-4 (Sigrun) North sea 1982 1.27 OIL/GAS 5F Production likely, but unclarified Equinor Energy AS
16/1-12 Troldhaugen North sea 2009 0.34 OIL 0+1 Production not evaluated Aker BP ASA
16/1-12 Troldhaugen North sea 2009 6.88 OIL 7F Production not evaluated Aker BP ASA
16/1-26 S North sea 2016 0.36 OIL/GAS 7F Production not evaluated Aker BP ASA
16/1-34 S (Lillefix) North sea 2021 1.01 OIL 7F Production not evaluated Aker BP ASA
16/1-6 S (Verdandi) North sea 2003 1.58 GAS 7F Production not evaluated Aker BP ASA
16/2-3 (Ragnarock) North sea 2007 3.30 OIL 7F Production not evaluated Equinor Energy AS
16/2-4 North sea 2007 3.03 OIL/GAS 7F Production not evaluated Equinor Energy AS
2/4-17 Tjalve North sea 1992 1.42 GAS/CONDENSATE 7F Production not evaluated ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS
2/8-19 (Overly) North sea 2022 0.80 OIL/GAS 7F Production not evaluated Aker BP ASA
24/6-1 (Peik) North sea 1985 4.20 GAS/CONDENSATE 5F Production likely, but unclarified Equinor Energy AS
24/9-10 S (Caterpillar) North sea 2011 0.69 OIL 7F Production not evaluated Aker BP ASA
24/9-13 (Rumpetroll) North sea 2019 1.09 GAS 7F Production not evaluated Aker BP ASA
24/9-14 S (Froskelår) North sea 2019 1.49 OIL/GAS 5F Production likely, but unclarified Aker BP ASA
24/9-15 S (Froskelår Nordøst) North sea 2019 0.71 OIL 7F Production not evaluated Aker BP ASA
25/7-11 S (Norma) North sea 2023 11.02 GAS/CONDENSATE 7F Production not evaluated DNO Norge AS
25/7-7 (Busta) North sea 2019 6.70 GAS/CONDENSATE 7F Production not evaluated ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS
3/7-8 S (Trym Sør) North sea 2013 0.62 OIL/GAS 4F Production in clarification phase DNO Norge AS
30/2-5 S (Atlantis) North sea 2020 10.35 GAS/CONDENSATE 4F Production in clarification phase Equinor Energy AS
30/2-5 S (Atlantis) North sea 2020 2.10 GAS/CONDENSATE 7F Production in clarification phase Equinor Energy AS
30/5-3 S (Corvus) North sea 2009 5.94 GAS 5F Production likely, but unclarified Equinor Energy AS
30/5-4 S (Oswig) North sea 2022 4.20 GAS/CONDENSATE 7F Production not evaluated OMV (Norge) AS
31/1-2 S (Røver Nord) North sea 2021 7.65 OIL/GAS 5F Production likely, but unclarified Equinor Energy AS
31/1-3 S (Røver Sør) North sea 2023 6.59 OIL/GAS 5F Production likely, but unclarified Equinor Energy AS
31/7-1 (Brasse) North sea 2016 3.16 OIL/GAS 4F Production in clarification phase OKEA ASA
34/10-54 S (Valemon Nord) North sea 2014 2.23 GAS/CONDENSATE 7F Production likely, but unclarified Equinor Energy AS
34/10-54 S (Valemon Nord) North sea 2014 2.34 GAS/CONDENSATE 5F Production likely, but unclarified Equinor Energy AS
34/11-2 S (Nøkken) North sea 1996 0.07 GAS 2F Production likely, but unclarified Equinor Energy AS
34/11-2 S (Nøkken) North sea 1996 5.27 GAS 5F Production likely, but unclarified Equinor Energy AS
34/12-1 (Afrodite) North sea 2008 6.20 GAS/CONDENSATE 5F Production likely, but unclarified Equinor Energy AS
34/4-11 (Beta) North sea 2010 3.43 OIL 7F Production not evaluated Equinor Energy AS
34/4-15 S (Dugong) North sea 2020 7.61 OIL 5F Production likely, but unclarified Vår Energi Norge AS
34/6-2 S (Garantiana) North sea 2012 7.52 OIL 4F Production in clarification phase Equinor Energy AS
34/6-2 S (Garantiana) North sea 2012 1.48 OIL 5F Production in clarification phase Equinor Energy AS
35/10-10 S (Carmen) North sea 2023 15.89 GAS/CONDENSATE 7F Production not evaluated Wellesley Petroleum AS
35/10-7 S (Toppand) North sea 2021 6.58 OIL 5F Production likely, but unclarified Equinor Energy AS
35/10-8 S (Kveikje) North sea 2022 6.09 OIL/GAS 5F Production likely, but unclarified Equinor Energy AS
35/10-9 (Heisenberg) North sea 2023 6.16 OIL/GAS 7F Production not evaluated Equinor Energy AS
35/11-18 (Syrah) North sea 2015 2.24 OIL 5F Production likely, but unclarified Wintershall Dea Norge AS
35/11-24 S (Swisher) North sea 2020 3.02 OIL/GAS 5F Production likely, but unclarified Equinor Energy AS
35/11-26 S (Mulder) North sea 2023 4.29 OIL/GAS 7F Production not evaluated Equinor Energy AS
35/12-2 (Grosbeak) North sea 2009 16.91 OIL/GAS 5F Production likely, but unclarified Equinor Energy AS
35/2-1 (Peon) North sea 2005 27.10 GAS 5F Production likely, but unclarified Equinor Energy AS
35/6-3 S (Ofelia) North sea 2022 4.30 OIL 5F Production likely, but unclarified Vår Energi Norge AS
35/8-3 (Aurora) North sea 1988 2.12 GAS 5F Production likely, but unclarified OKEA ASA
35/9-3 (Hamlet) North sea 1997 1.91 OIL/GAS 5F Production likely, but unclarified Vår Energi Norge AS
6406/12-G-1 H (Frisbee) Norwegian sea 2020 0.96 OIL 7F Production not evaluated Vår Energi Norge AS
6406/2-6 Ragnfrid Norwegian sea 1998 4.50 GAS/CONDENSATE 7F Production not evaluated Equinor Energy AS
6406/3-10 (Bergknapp) Norwegian sea 2020 7.14 OIL 5F Production likely, but unclarified Wintershall Dea Norge AS
6406/3-10 (Bergknapp) Norwegian sea 2020 2.20 OIL 7F Production likely, but unclarified Wintershall Dea Norge AS
6406/3-10 A (Åre) Norwegian sea 2021 2.30 GAS 7F Production not evaluated Wintershall Dea Norge AS
6406/9-1 Linnorm Norwegian sea 2005 31.29 GAS 4F Production in clarification phase A/S Norske Shell
6407/1-7 (Solberg) Norwegian sea 2014 1.19 GAS/CONDENSATE 7F Production not evaluated Equinor Energy AS
6407/1-8 S (Sierra) Norwegian sea 2020 3.16 GAS 7F Production not evaluated Equinor Energy AS
6407/7-8 (Noatun) Norwegian sea 2008 9.86 GAS 5F Production likely, but unclarified Equinor Energy AS
6407/7-9 S Norwegian sea 2016 3.79 OIL/GAS 5F Production likely, but unclarified Equinor Energy AS
6407/8-8 S (Calypso) Norwegian sea 2022 2.41 OIL/GAS 5F Production likely, but unclarified Vår Energi Norge AS
6506/5-1 S (Nidhogg) Norwegian sea 2020 1.14 GAS 7F Production not evaluated Aker BP ASA
6507/2-6 Norwegian sea 2022 3.50 GAS 5F Production likely, but unclarified Aker BP ASA
6507/3-12 (Osprey) Norwegian sea 2017 4.25 GAS 7F Production not evaluated PGNiG Upstream Norway AS
6507/3-15 Norwegian sea 2022 2.30 OIL/GAS 5F Production likely, but unclarified Aker BP ASA
6507/4-1 (Warka) Norwegian sea 2020 4.92 GAS 7F Production not evaluated ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS
6507/4-2 S Norwegian sea 2021 3.85 GAS/CONDENSATE 7F Production likely, but unclarified Wintershall Dea Norge AS
6507/4-2 S Norwegian sea 2021 4.55 GAS/CONDENSATE 5F Production likely, but unclarified Wintershall Dea Norge AS
6507/5-10 S (Slagugle) Norwegian sea 2020 7.50 OIL 7F Production not evaluated ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS
6507/5-9 S (Shrek) Norwegian sea 2019 1.33 OIL/GAS 5F Production likely, but unclarified Aker BP ASA
6507/8-9 (Carmen) Norwegian sea 2017 0.96 GAS 5F Production likely, but unclarified Equinor Energy AS
6605/1-2 S (Obelix) Norwegian sea 2022 5.39 GAS 7F Production not evaluated Equinor Energy AS
7120/1-3 (Gohta) Barents sea 2013 4.18 OIL/GAS 5F Production likely, but unclarified Aker BP ASA
7120/1-3 (Gohta) Barents sea 2013 1.60 OIL/GAS 7F Production likely, but unclarified Aker BP ASA
7120/12-2 (Alke Sør) Barents sea 1981 11.73 GAS 4F Production in clarification phase Vår Energi ASA
7122/8-1 S (Countach) Barents sea 2023 1.60 OIL/GAS 7F Production not evaluated Vår Energi ASA
7122/9-1 (Lupa) Barents sea 2022 17.54 GAS 7F Production not evaluated Vår Energi ASA
7219/8-2 (Iskrystall) Barents sea 2013 2.38 GAS 5F Production likely, but unclarified Equinor Energy AS
7219/9-2 (Kayak) Barents sea 2017 5.50 OIL 7F Production not evaluated Equinor Energy AS
7220/11-1 (Alta) Barents sea 2014 6.70 OIL/GAS 7F Production in clarification phase Aker BP ASA
7220/11-1 (Alta) Barents sea 2014 0.11 OIL/GAS 0.00 Production in clarification phase Aker BP ASA
7220/11-1 (Alta) Barents sea 2014 9.33 OIL/GAS 4F Production in clarification phase Aker BP ASA
7220/11-1 (Alta) Barents sea 2014 3.25 OIL/GAS 5F Production in clarification phase Aker BP ASA
7220/4-1 (Kramsnø) Barents sea 2014 2.28 GAS 5F Production likely, but unclarified Equinor Energy AS
7220/5-3 (Skruis) Barents sea 2018 2.65 OIL 5F Production likely, but unclarified Equinor Energy AS
7220/6-2 R (Neiden) Barents sea 2016 3.50 OIL/GAS 7F Production not evaluated Aker BP ASA
7220/7-2 S (Skavl) Barents sea 2013 3.51 OIL/GAS 5F Production likely, but unclarified Equinor Energy AS
7220/7-4 (Isflak) Barents sea 2021 6.53 OIL 5F Production likely, but unclarified Equinor Energy AS
7220/8-2 S (Snøfonn Nord) Barents sea 2022 6.32 OIL 5F Production likely, but unclarified Equinor Energy AS
7220/8-3 (Skavl Stø) Barents sea 2022 0.76 OIL/GAS 5F Production likely, but unclarified Equinor Energy AS
7324/8-1 (Wisting) Barents sea 2013 71.79 OIL 4F Production in clarification phase Equinor Energy AS