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Denmark · asset class
Oil & Gas Fields in Denmark
Denmark has 24 oil & gas fields mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 36th-largest fleet of the 91 countries that hold any, and 0.3% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 15 operating and 6 under construction or proposed. The largest is Halfdan Oil and Gas Field (Denmark).
The largest owner-operators are TotalEnergies (16), Danish Underground Consortium (9) and Nordsøfonden (8) — TotalEnergies alone is named on 67% of them. Half of Denmark's oil & gas fields in service predate 1999 (median commissioning year of the 15 with a known date), 2 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Dan Oil and Gas Field (Denmark), dating from 1972. 6 are in the pipeline, led by Adda Oil and Gas Field (Denmark), proposed. They account for 27% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Denmark.
On the interactive map
Largest oil & gas fields in Denmark
Who owns Denmark's oil & gas fields
- TotalEnergies16 67%
- Danish Underground Consortium9 38%
- Nordsøfonden8 33%
- INEOS6 25%
- Danoil Exploration A/S5 21%
- BlueNord4 17%
- Dana2 8%
- Petrogas E&P LLC2 8%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1970s1
- 1980s4
- 1990s5
- 2000s1
- 2010s3
- 2020s1
Median commissioning year 1999 · oldest Dan Oil and Gas Field (Denmark) (1972) · newest Tyra II Oil and Gas Phase (Denmark) (2024) · 15 of 24 carry a start date
Under construction & proposed
- Adda Oil and Gas Field (Denmark)1977 · proposed
- Broder Tuck Oil and Gas Field (Denmark)2011 · proposed
- Halfdan North Oil and Gas Field (Denmark)2023 · proposed
- Hejre Oil and Gas Field (Denmark)2001 · proposed
- Lille John Oil and Gas Field (Denmark)2011 · proposed
- Valdemar Bo South Oil and Gas Field (Denmark)2023 · proposed
How Denmark compares · oil & gas fields by country
- 1. United States1,894
- 33. Saudi Arabia31
- 34. Kuwait27
- 35. Qatar27
- 36. Denmark24
- 37. Guyana24
- 38. Pakistan24
- 39. Syria24
Frequently asked
- How many oil & gas fields are there in Denmark?
- OverWatts maps 24 oil & gas fields in Denmark — 0.3% of the world's mapped total, the 36th-largest national fleet of the 91 countries with any.
- What is the largest oil & gas field in Denmark?
- Halfdan Oil and Gas Field (Denmark), operated by TotalEnergies.
- Who owns the oil & gas fields in Denmark?
- TotalEnergies is named as owner or operator on the most — 16 of 24 (67%). Next are Danish Underground Consortium (9), Nordsøfonden (8) and INEOS (6).
- How old are Denmark's oil & gas fields?
- The median commissioning year is 1999, across the 15 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Dan Oil and Gas Field (Denmark) (1972); 2 came online in the past ten years.
- What new oil & gas fields are being built in Denmark?
- 6 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Adda Oil and Gas Field (Denmark), Broder Tuck Oil and Gas Field (Denmark) and Halfdan North Oil and Gas Field (Denmark).