ORLEN expands in Norway, acquiring Albuskjell, Vest Ekofisk, and Tommeliten Gamma, boosting reserves and launching the PPF development project.
ORLEN’s Norwegian subsidiary has successfully expanded its footprint on the Norwegian Continental Shelf through the acquisition of equity stakes in the Albuskjell and Vest Ekofisk fields in the North Sea. This strategic move adds approximately 8 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe) to ORLEN’s resource portfolio. Both of these fields, together with Tommeliten Gamma, form part of the Previously Produced Fields (PPF) Project, a recently approved development initiative. Once operational, the PPF Project is expected to boost ORLEN Upstream Norway’s gas production by an additional 420 million cubic meters annually.
The transaction, initially agreed upon in November 2025, involved ORLEN Upstream Norway acquiring a 7.6% interest in both Albuskjell and Vest Ekofisk from DNO. Following the satisfaction of all contractual requirements, the deal was officially completed in December 2025.
Commenting on the milestone, Ireneusz Fafara, President of ORLEN’s Management Board, stated, “We are closing the year with excellent news from the Norwegian Continental Shelf. By acquiring stakes in these two fields, we are consolidating our presence in the Greater Ekofisk Area, the historic birthplace of Norway’s oil industry. Our gas production from the Shelf, together with production in Poland and LNG imports, forms a key pillar of energy security for Poland and the broader region.”
This acquisition adds to ORLEN Upstream Norway’s series of strategic moves in the Greater Ekofisk Area this year. In October 2025, the company acquired a 20.23% stake in Tommeliten Gamma from TotalEnergies EP Norge, raising its total interest in the field to 62.61%. All three fields – Albuskjell, Vest Ekofisk, and Tommeliten Gamma – will be jointly developed under the PPF Project. In December, license partners approved the final investment decision for the PPF, marking a significant step forward in the project.
Wieslaw Prugar, Vice-President of ORLEN’s Management Board for Upstream, emphasized the strategic and operational value of the acquisition: “Our combined reserves from Albuskjell, Vest Ekofisk, and Tommeliten Gamma amount to around 25 million barrels of oil equivalent, including over 3 billion cubic meters of gas. Holding interests in all three fields provides both financial and operational synergies, enabling us to achieve the objectives of the ORLEN 2035 Strategy cost-effectively while enhancing the overall performance of our Upstream segment.”
The PPF fields are operated by ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS, with other partners including Vår Energi ASA and Petoro AS (the latter in Albuskjell and Vest Ekofisk). The development plan entails drilling 11 production wells that will be integrated with the existing Ekofisk infrastructure. First gas production is anticipated in the fourth quarter of 2028. At peak production, ORLEN expects the PPF Project to yield 3.4 million barrels of oil equivalent annually, including more than 400 million cubic meters of gas, reinforcing the company’s growing influence in the Norwegian oil and gas sector.
