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
- 6.68 million Sm³ o.e. · Aug 2025–Jul 2026
- Share of Norwegian production
- 2.71 %no. 10 of 95 fields with production in the last 12 months
- Per day
- 115,000barrels o.e. per day, converted
- Peak year
- 2021 9.09 million Sm³ o.e.
GasCondensate2026 covers January–July (lighter bar).
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| Year | Oil | Gas | NGL | Condensate | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | 0.00 | 3.77 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 3.83 |
| 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 July 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.
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 28 Sep 2026, production 27 Sep 2026, licensees and reserves 28 Sep 2026. factpages.sodir.no · NLOD