Vår Energi

Vår Energi is a pure-play E&P independent on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.

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Deepsea Bergen offshore drilling rig
Odfjell Drilling has secured a three-year, $518-million letter of award from Vår Energi for the Deepsea Bergen semisubmersible, extending the rig's contracted backlog through ...
Sept. 10, 2026
The proposed combination would create one of northwest Europe’s largest independent offshore producers while expanding Vår Energi’s access to key gas export routes and strengthening...
July 21, 2026
Courtesy Vår Energi ASA
Gjøa Subsea Projects
Production from the Ofelia, Gjøa Nord and Cerisa accumulations should extend the life of the Gjøa hub beyond 2040.
June 30, 2026
Courtesy Vår Energi
Ringhorne offshore platform
Vår Energi strengthens offshore operations through extended digital integrity management on the Goliat FPSO and a new long-term support agreement in Norway.
June 17, 2026
Courtesy Vår Energi – First quarter report 2026 presentation
Vår Energi 2026 exploration plans
Among these are the extended reach tieback of the King Field to the Ringhorne platform, and a tie-in of Vidsyn to the Fenja subsea pipelines/infrastructure.
April 22, 2026
Courtesy Vår Energi
Goliat FPSO
The development would take gas currently reinjected into the Goliat field reservoir in the Barents Sea through a new subsea pipeline connection to the Hammerfest LNG plant.
April 15, 2026
The subsea tieback development to the Balder FPSO features up to six wells drilled from existing seabed templates.
Dec. 17, 2025
The Goliat North discovery will be factored into a potential area-wide development for a tieback to the Goliat FPSO.
Dec. 5, 2025
Courtesy Vår Energi
offshore Gjøa platform
Through lowering the pressure of the compressors, the Norwegian major expects to extend production from the Gjøa Field by up to three years.
Oct. 7, 2025
Courtesy Vår Energi
Goliat FPSO in the Barents Sea
Vår Energi provides updates on its offshore Goliat Ridge, Ekofisk and Sleipner projects in its second-quarter 2025 report.
July 29, 2025

Articles

Vår Energi has pushed back the targeted startup date for its Balder X development in the Norwegian North Sea to second-quarter 2025.
Aug. 22, 2024
Courtesy Vår Energi
Vår Energi
Vår Energi is on track to increase its production offshore Norway to about 400,000 boe/d by the end of 2025, according to the company’s latest results update.
July 23, 2024
Vår Energi has extended its long-term gas supply agreement with Eni from its fields offshore Norway.
July 1, 2024
Vår Energi has found more oil close to its Gjøa hub in the Norwegian North Sea.
June 27, 2024
Courtesy Vår Energi
gjoavarenergi
Vår Energi will supply up to 5 Bcm to Germany’s VNG Handel & Vertrieb between 2024 and 2036.
June 19, 2024
Courtesy SubseaPartner
subseapartner_diving
SubseaPartner will perform diving services at two fields offshore Norway under a frame agreement with operator Vår Energi.
May 13, 2024
Vår Energi has made a new oil discovery in the Balder area of the Central Norwegian North Sea.
April 17, 2024
Courtesy KCA Deutag
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Vår Energi has extended KCA Deutag’s contract for the supply of drilling and maintenance services on the Ringhorne platform in the Norwegian North Sea until March 2026.
Feb. 20, 2024

Additional content from Vår Energi

The companies have agreed on an engineering and installation approach for future subsea tiebacks to the Gjøa production platform.
July 8, 2025
Courtesy Vår Energi
Ormen Lange phase III.
According to partner Vår Energi, the compression system, designed to boost production, started operating ahead of schedule and below budget.
June 27, 2025
Courtesy Vår Energi
Jotun FPSO.
Vår Energi has started production through the upgraded Jotun FPSO in the Balder area of the Norwegian North Sea.
June 23, 2025
Vår Energi and partner Kistos Energy Norway have taken FID on a fast-track development in the Balder area of the Norwegian North Sea.
June 18, 2025
Courtesy Øyvind Gravås (Woldcam) / © Vår Energi
Gjoa semisubmersible platform
Vår Energi is working on multiple new cluster projects in the Norwegian North Sea and Barents Sea, the company said in a results statement.
April 23, 2025
Tow-out has started of the Jotun FPSO from the Worley Rosenberg yard in Stavanger following a life extension/upgrades program.
March 13, 2025
Courtesy COSL
COSL Pioneer
Vår Energi’s exploration well on the Kokopelli prospect, south of Sleipner, was a dry hole, according to the Norwegian Offshore Directorate.
March 4, 2025
Vår Energi has proven more oil close to the Goliat field in the Barents Sea.
Feb. 28, 2025
Courtesy Vår Energi
Jotun FPSO
Production from the extensive Balder X redevelopment project should begin by mid-2025.
Feb. 11, 2025
Courtesy Aker Solutions
Ringhorne
Vår Energi has formed a strategic partnership with Aker Solutions, Honeywell and StS-ISONOR.
Jan. 22, 2025
Vår Energi CCS has assumed operatorship of the Trudvang CO2 storage license in the northern Norwegian North Sea, east of the Sleipner field.
Dec. 16, 2024
Vår Energi has proven oil with an appraisal well on the 2023 Countach discovery.
Dec. 13, 2024