Field · Norwegian Sea
Heidrun
Heidrun is an oil and gas field in the Norwegian Sea, discovered in 1985. Status: producing. Operator: Equinor Energy AS.
ProducingOil and gas
- Status
- Producing
- Contains
- Oil and gas
- Sea area
- Norwegian Sea
- Operator
- Equinor Energy AS
- Discovered
- 1985
- Approved for production
- 14 May 1991
- Production start
- 18 Oct 1995
- Supply base
- Kristiansund
- Sodir ID
- 43771
Show on the globeFact page at the Norwegian Offshore Directorate
Production
- Last 12 months
- 3.66 million Sm³ o.e. · Aug 2025–Jul 2026
- Share of Norwegian production
- 1.49 %no. 15 of 95 fields with production in the last 12 months
- Per day
- 63,000barrels o.e. per day, converted
- Peak year
- 2001 11.76 million Sm³ o.e.
OilGasNGL2026 covers January–July (lighter bar).
The figures start in 2000; the field started producing in 1995, so production before 2000 is not included.
Show the figures as a table
| Year | Oil | Gas | NGL | Condensate | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | 1.07 | 1.01 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 2.15 |
| 2025 | 1.98 | 1.62 | 0.12 | 0.00 | 3.73 |
| 2024 | 2.22 | 1.66 | 0.19 | 0.00 | 4.06 |
| 2023 | 2.46 | 1.76 | 0.16 | 0.00 | 4.38 |
| 2022 | 2.70 | 1.91 | 0.18 | 0.00 | 4.79 |
| 2021 | 3.20 | 1.63 | 0.19 | 0.00 | 5.02 |
| 2020 | 2.85 | 1.54 | 0.16 | 0.00 | 4.55 |
| 2019 | 3.03 | 1.46 | 0.14 | 0.00 | 4.64 |
| 2018 | 2.85 | 1.24 | 0.12 | 0.00 | 4.21 |
| 2017 | 3.11 | 1.46 | 0.13 | 0.00 | 4.70 |
| 2016 | 3.40 | 0.80 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 4.23 |
| 2015 | 3.08 | 0.77 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.86 |
| 2014 | 2.95 | 0.72 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 3.67 |
| 2013 | 3.46 | 0.78 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 4.27 |
| 2012 | 3.18 | 0.67 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 3.85 |
| 2011 | 3.71 | 0.78 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 4.49 |
| 2010 | 3.21 | 0.85 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 4.10 |
| 2009 | 4.56 | 0.88 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 5.49 |
| 2008 | 5.46 | 1.02 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 6.53 |
| 2007 | 6.20 | 0.92 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 7.19 |
| 2006 | 8.00 | 1.15 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 9.25 |
| 2005 | 8.14 | 1.10 | 0.09 | 0.00 | 9.32 |
| 2004 | 8.58 | 1.34 | 0.16 | 0.00 | 10.09 |
| 2003 | 9.07 | 1.35 | 0.18 | 0.00 | 10.59 |
| 2002 | 10.13 | 1.14 | 0.11 | 0.00 | 11.38 |
| 2001 | 10.23 | 1.34 | 0.19 | 0.00 | 11.76 |
| 2000 | 10.59 | 0.61 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.20 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oil | 206.12 | 27.10 | million Sm³ |
| Gas | 55.84 | 22.56 | billion Sm³ |
| NGL | 3.35 | 1.99 | million tonnes |
| Total o.e. | 268.33 | 53.45 | million Sm³ o.e. |
According to the estimate, 80 % of the recoverable reserves have been produced.
Licensees
| Company | Share | Valid from |
|---|---|---|
| Petoro AS | 36.40 % | 1 Jan 2025 |
| Equinor Energy ASEQNROperator | 34.44 % | 1 Jan 2025 |
| ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS | 23.99 % | 1 Jan 2025 |
| Vår Energi ASAVAR | 5.18 % | 1 Jan 2025 |
Companies on the analysis page link to their own page.
Facilities
| Name | Type | Status | In service since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heidrun | Tension-leg platform (concrete) | In service | 1995 |
| Heidrun B | Multi-well template | In service | 1995 |
| Heidrun C | Multi-well template | In service | 1995 |
| Heidrun Plem-1 | Subsea structure | In service | 1995 |
| Heidrun Plem-2 | Subsea structure | In service | 1995 |
| Heidrun Riser-Base | Subsea structure | In service | 1995 |
| Heidrun Template | Multi-well template | In service | 1995 |
| Heidrun Umbilcal Base | Subsea structure | In service | 1995 |
| Heidrun D | Multi-well template | In service | 2000 |
| Heidrun E | Multi-well template | In service | 2000 |
| Heidrun Sdu | Subsea structure | In service | 2000 |
| 6507/8-D-5 H | Single-well template | In service | 2007 |
| Heidrun Stl-Ii | Loading buoy | In service | 2014 |
| Heidrun FSU | Storage ship (FSU) | In service | 2015 |
| Heidrun F | Multi-well template | Under installation |
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