Johan Sverdrup

Johan Sverdrup is a field on the Utsira High in the central part of the North Sea. The water depth is 115 metres. Johan Sverdrup was discovered in 2010 and the plan for development and operation (PDO) for Phase I was approved in 2015. In 2019, the production from Phase I started and the PDO for Phase II was approved.

The production from Phase II started in 2022. Johan Sverdrup receives power from shore through the area solution for the Utsira High.

Johan Sverdrup accounts for about one third of the Norwegian oil production. A third development phase is being prepared.

Read more about Johan Sverdrup on operator Equinor’s website.

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Operator

Equinor Energy AS

Partners

Equinor Energy AS

42.63%

Aker BP ASA

31.57%

Petoro AS

17.36%

Total E&P Norge AS

8.44%

Aker BP's share

31.57%

Location

Block 16/2 in the North Sea

Discovered

2010

Installation

Living quarters platform, processing platform, drilling platform and riser platform

Production start

2019

Estimated reserves

2.7 billion barrels