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27 Original recoverable petroleum resources grouped by area on the Norwegian continental shelf. 31 December 2012
  Total Oil Gas NGL Condensate
  Million Sm3 o.e.1 Million Sm3 Billion Sm3 Million tonnes Million Sm3
Total 13 572 7 048 5 643  321  271
Sold and delivered2 5 969 3 812 1 766  151  104
Remaining reserves3 3 279  889 2 090  138 37
Contingent resources in fields  574  332  203 17 6
Contingent resources in discoveries  980  589  344 14 19
Potential from improved recovery4  180  130 50 - -
Undiscovered 2 590 1 295 1 190 -  105
           
The North Sea          
Total 9 234 5 353 3 353  218  114
Sold and delivered 5 036 3 298 1 452  113 72
Remaining reserves3 2 296  712 1 415 85 8
Contingent resources in fields  417  292  105 10 1
Contingent resources in discoveries  636  457  145 10 14
Undiscovered  850  595  235 - 20
           
The Norwegian Sea          
Total 2 724 1 048 1 419 94 78
Sold and delivered  908  514  294 37 29
Remaining reserves3  759  147  510 48 10
Contingent resources in fields 95 40 43 6 -
Contingent resources in discoveries  183 46  127 3 3
Undiscovered  780  300  445 - 35
           
The Barents Sea          
Total 1 433  517  821 9 79
Sold and delivered 25 - 20 1 4
Remaining reserves3  224 30  164 6 19
Contingent resources in fields 62 - 55 1 5
Contingent resources in discoveries  162 86 72 1 2
Undiscovered  960  400  510 - 50
1  Oil equivalent (o.e.): Term used to give oil, gas and NGL the same unit of measurement.
2  Includes historical production of gas from Tambar, not included last year.
3  Includes resource categories 1, 2 and 3.
4  Resources from future measures for improved recovery are calculated for the total recoverable potential and have not been broken down by area.
Source: Norwegian Petroleum Directorate.
More information:  http://www.npd.no/ 

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