DNO ASA announce start-up of the Symra field offshore

07 Apr DNO ASA announce start-up of the Symra field offshore

The Norwegian oil and gas operator, today announced the start-up of the Symra field offshore Norway nine months ahead of schedule. DNO has a 20% stake in the field, which is operated by Aker BP ASA (50 percent), with Equinor Energy AS holding the balance. Symra holds estimated gross reserves of 60 million barrels of oil equivalent and is expected to deliver 4,000–5,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd) net to DNO at plateau. The partnership sees significant additional resource potential that may be realized through further drilling.

The development includes four wells tied back via a subsea template to the Aker BP-operated Ivar Aasen platform, in which DNO holds a 12.3 percent interest. The field breaks new ground as the first on the Norwegian Continental Shelf to produce from the Zechstein carbonate reservoir type.
“Symra propels us along the path to our ambitious North Sea 2030 production target,” said Executive Chairman Bijan Mossavar-Rahmani. “Very few oil companies in Norway are on a credible growth trajectory,” he added. “We are.”

With Symra now online, four DNO subsea fields have started production in Norway over the past 12 months, and three more are currently under development. The Company also has four discoveries moving toward final investment decisions in 2026, including a fast-track project to develop its 2025 Kjøttkake discovery (40 percent). Read More