Shares rose over 3% to 47.55 NOK after beating production estimates and reporting a $80 per barrel realised crude price.
Net production reached 406,000 boepd, 2.2% above Barclays' estimate and 51% higher than the same quarter last year.
Realised crude price of $80/bbl topped the $79.1 estimate, while realised gas price of $73/boe fell 14.9% below forecasts.
A stronger Norwegian krone generated a $210 million exchange‑rate gain; cash flow was impacted by 6.2 bn NOK tax and $370 m total dividend payments.