Field · Norwegian Sea
Aasta Hansteen
Aasta Hansteen is a gas field in the Norwegian Sea, discovered in 1997. Status: producing. Operator: Equinor Energy AS.
ProducingGas
- Status
- Producing
- Contains
- Gas
- Sea area
- Norwegian Sea
- Operator
- Equinor Energy AS
- Discovered
- 1997
- Approved for production
- 7 Jun 2013
- Production start
- 16 Dec 2018
- Supply base
- Sandnessjøen
- Sodir ID
- 23395946
Show on the globeFact page at the Norwegian Offshore Directorate
Production
- Last 12 months
- 6.72 million Sm³ o.e. · Sep 2025–Aug 2026
- Share of Norwegian production
- 2.73 %no. 10 of 100 fields with production in the last 12 months
- Per day
- 116,000barrels o.e. per day, converted
- Peak year
- 2021 9.09 million Sm³ o.e.
GasCondensate2026 covers January–August (lighter bar).
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| Year | Oil | Gas | NGL | Condensate | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 0.00 | 4.28 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 4.36 |
| 2025 | 0.00 | 7.04 | 0.00 | 0.15 | 7.19 |
| 2024 | 0.00 | 8.30 | 0.00 | 0.17 | 8.47 |
| 2023 | 0.00 | 6.90 | 0.00 | 0.15 | 7.05 |
| 2022 | 0.00 | 8.89 | 0.00 | 0.19 | 9.08 |
| 2021 | 0.00 | 8.92 | 0.00 | 0.17 | 9.09 |
| 2020 | 0.00 | 8.75 | 0.00 | 0.19 | 8.94 |
| 2019 | 0.00 | 6.75 | 0.00 | 0.17 | 6.92 |
| 2018 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.03 |
Marketable production in million standard cubic metres of oil equivalent (Sm³ o.e.), per month from the Norwegian Offshore Directorate, summed per year. Gas in billion Sm³ equals million Sm³ o.e. Figures up to and including August 2026. The conversion to barrels per day uses 1 Sm³ ≈ 6.29 barrels.
Reserves
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate's estimate as of 31 Dec 2025. Originally recoverable is everything the field is expected to produce; remaining is what is left.
| Product | Originally recoverable | Remaining | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gas | 73.18 | 17.71 | billion Sm³ |
| Condensate | 1.38 | 0.20 | million Sm³ |
| Total o.e. | 74.55 | 17.91 | million Sm³ o.e. |
According to the estimate, 76 % of the recoverable reserves have been produced.
Licensees
| Company | Share | Valid from |
|---|---|---|
| Equinor Energy ASEQNROperator | 51.00 % | 1 Sep 2025 |
| Harbour Energy Norge AS | 24.00 % | 1 Sep 2025 |
| OMV Norge AS | 15.00 % | 1 Sep 2025 |
| ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS | 10.00 % | 1 Sep 2025 |
Companies on the analysis page link to their own page.
Network
Gas by pipeline to Nyhamna and oil is loaded onto ships. Possible onward routes for the gas: United Kingdom, Belgium, France and Germany (pipeline connections, not measured flow).
Source: Norwegian Offshore Directorate, pipelines, facilities and field descriptions, 11 Nov 2026. The network page has a source and date for every link.
Facilities
| Name | Type | Status | In service since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aasta Hansteen B | Multi-well template | In service | 2018 |
| Aasta Hansteen C | Single-well template | In service | 2018 |
| Aasta Hansteen D | Multi-well template | In service | 2018 |
| Aasta Hansteen E | Single-well template | In service | 2018 |
| Aasta Hansteen Spar | Spar buoy (SPAR) | In service | 2018 |
| Aasta Hansteen Umbilical Riser Base | Subsea structure | In service | 2018 |
Sources
Sokkeldirektoratet, the Norwegian Offshore Directorate (FactMaps and FactPages), Norwegian Licence for Open Government Data (NLOD). Field data retrieved 4 Nov 2026, production 28 Oct 2026, licensees and reserves 11 Nov 2026. factpages.sodir.no · NLOD