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.
| 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 | Vår Energi ASA |
| 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 |
| 2/4-17 Tjalve | North sea | 1992 | 1.42 | GAS/CONDENSATE | 7F | Production not evaluated | ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS |
| 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 | Equinor Energy 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 |
| 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 likely, but unclarified | Equinor Energy AS |
| 34/4-15 S (Dugong) | North sea | 2020 | 7.61 | OIL | 5F | Production likely, but unclarified | Vår Energi ASA |
| 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 in clarification phase | 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 not evaluated | 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 likely, but unclarified | 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 ASA |
| 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 ASA |
| 6406/12-G-1 H (Frisbee) | Norwegian sea | 2020 | 0.96 | OIL | 7F | Production not evaluated | Vår Energi ASA |
| 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 likely, but unclarified | Equinor Energy AS |
| 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 in clarification phase | Equinor Energy AS |
| 6407/7-9 S | Norwegian sea | 2016 | 3.79 | OIL/GAS | 5F | Production in clarification phase | Equinor Energy AS |
| 6407/8-8 S (Calypso) | Norwegian sea | 2022 | 2.41 | OIL/GAS | 5F | Production likely, but unclarified | Vår Energi ASA |
| 6507/2-6 | Norwegian sea | 2022 | 3.50 | GAS | 5F | Production likely, but unclarified | Aker BP ASA |
| 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 in clarification phase | 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 |