Oil and gas field · Norway
Goliat
Goliat is an oil and gas field in Norway, with 202 million boe of recoverable reserves, owned by Vår Energi ASA (65%) and Equinor Energy AS (35%).
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Name in the source | GOLIAT | Sodir FactPages · record · NLOD 2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Norway | Sodir FactPages · record · NLOD 2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | Sodir FactPages · record · NLOD 2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2016 | Sodir FactPages · record · NLOD 2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Discovered | 2000 | Sodir FactPages · record · NLOD 2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Vår Energi ASA (65%) | Sodir FactPages · record · NLOD 2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Equinor Energy AS (35%) | Sodir FactPages · record · NLOD 2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Vår Energi ASA | Sodir FactPages · record · NLOD 2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Remaining reserves mboe | 64.7 million boe | Sodir FactPages · record · NLOD 2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Recoverable reserves | 202 million boe (original recoverable) | Sodir FactPages · record · NLOD 2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Goliat is the 53rd-largest of 140 oil and gas fields in Norway by recoverable reserves; its 202 million boe is 0.29% of the 70,075 million boe we hold for Norway. Ranks and totals cover the oil and gas fields in our data that report their recoverable reserves, not every one in existence.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 53rd of 140 | 70,075 million boe | 0.29% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this oil and gas field from its sources, oldest first.
- Discovered
- Production started
- Vår Energi ASA (65%) and Equinor Energy AS (35%) on record as owners
- Recoverable reserves estimated: 202 million boe
Owners, operator and place
- Vår Energi ASAOwner · 65%
- Equinor Energy ASOwner · 35%
- Vår Energi ASAOperator
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- Largest oil and gas fields
Oil and gas licences attached to this oil and gas field
- Production licence 22917,900 ha
More from Vår Energi ASA
- Statfjord4,512 million boe
- Ekofisk4,453 million boe
- Åsgard2,875 million boe
- Ormen Lange2,208 million boe
- Snorre2,110 million boe
- Snøhvit1,696 million boe
- Heidrun1,688 million boe
- Sleipner Vest1,348 million boe
Other oil and gas fields in Norway
- Troll11,422 million boe
- Statfjord4,512 million boe
- Ekofisk4,453 million boe
- Oseberg3,625 million boe
- Åsgard2,875 million boe
- Johan Sverdrup2,654 million boe
- Gullfaks2,639 million boe
- Ormen Lange2,208 million boe
Data on this page
- Sodir. Sodir FactPages, NLOD 2.0.