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Figure 1. Norwegian Petroleum production area consisting of the Barents Sea, Norwegian

Sea and North Sea [13].

Table 1. Norwegian fields containing over 500 million barrels of original recoverable

resources [14]. Original recoverable resources refer to technically recoverable quantities of

petroleum before production takes place. Scm o.e. (oil equivalents) means standard cubic

meters oil equivalent and is equivalent to 6.29 barrels of oil.

Name of the

field

Resources

(mill. scm o.e.)

Resources

(mill. Barrels)

Name of the

field

Resources

(mill. scm o.e.)

Resources

(mill. Barrels)

Draugen 149 938 Oseberg 491 3089

Ekofisk 712 4479 Sleipner Vest 163 1023

Eldfisk 186 1171 Sleipner øst 120 753

Frigg 117 734 Snorre 250 1570

Grane 116 731 Snøhvit 191 1199

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