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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.
0510 2000: 11.20 million Sm³ o.e.2001: 11.76 million Sm³ o.e.2002: 11.38 million Sm³ o.e.20022003: 10.59 million Sm³ o.e.2004: 10.09 million Sm³ o.e.2005: 9.32 million Sm³ o.e.20052006: 9.25 million Sm³ o.e.2007: 7.19 million Sm³ o.e.2008: 6.53 million Sm³ o.e.20082009: 5.49 million Sm³ o.e.2010: 4.10 million Sm³ o.e.2011: 4.49 million Sm³ o.e.20112012: 3.85 million Sm³ o.e.2013: 4.27 million Sm³ o.e.2014: 3.67 million Sm³ o.e.20142015: 3.86 million Sm³ o.e.2016: 4.23 million Sm³ o.e.2017: 4.70 million Sm³ o.e.20172018: 4.21 million Sm³ o.e.2019: 4.64 million Sm³ o.e.2020: 4.55 million Sm³ o.e.20202021: 5.02 million Sm³ o.e.2022: 4.79 million Sm³ o.e.2023: 4.38 million Sm³ o.e.20232024: 4.06 million Sm³ o.e.2025: 3.73 million Sm³ o.e.2026: 2.15 million Sm³ o.e.2026

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
Production per year, Heidrunmillion Sm³ o.e.
YearOilGasNGLCondensateTotal
2026 (Jan–Jul)1.071.010.070.002.15
20251.981.620.120.003.73
20242.221.660.190.004.06
20232.461.760.160.004.38
20222.701.910.180.004.79
20213.201.630.190.005.02
20202.851.540.160.004.55
20193.031.460.140.004.64
20182.851.240.120.004.21
20173.111.460.130.004.70
20163.400.800.030.004.23
20153.080.770.000.003.86
20142.950.720.010.003.67
20133.460.780.030.004.27
20123.180.670.010.003.85
20113.710.780.010.004.49
20103.210.850.040.004.10
20094.560.880.060.005.49
20085.461.020.050.006.53
20076.200.920.070.007.19
20068.001.150.100.009.25
20058.141.100.090.009.32
20048.581.340.160.0010.09
20039.071.350.180.0010.59
200210.131.140.110.0011.38
200110.231.340.190.0011.76
200010.590.610.000.0011.20

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.

Reserves in Heidrun
ProductOriginally recoverableRemainingUnit
Oil206.1227.10million Sm³
Gas55.8422.56billion Sm³
NGL3.351.99million tonnes
Total o.e.268.3353.45million Sm³ o.e.

According to the estimate, 80 % of the recoverable reserves have been produced.

Licensees

Licensees in Heidrun, updated by Sodir 20 Feb 2026
CompanyShareValid from
Petoro AS36.40 %1 Jan 2025
Equinor Energy ASEQNROperator34.44 %1 Jan 2025
ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS23.99 %1 Jan 2025
Vår Energi ASAVAR5.18 %1 Jan 2025

Companies on the analysis page link to their own page.

Facilities

Facilities belonging to Heidrun
NameTypeStatusIn service since
HeidrunTension-leg platform (concrete)In service1995
Heidrun BMulti-well templateIn service1995
Heidrun CMulti-well templateIn service1995
Heidrun Plem-1Subsea structureIn service1995
Heidrun Plem-2Subsea structureIn service1995
Heidrun Riser-BaseSubsea structureIn service1995
Heidrun TemplateMulti-well templateIn service1995
Heidrun Umbilcal BaseSubsea structureIn service1995
Heidrun DMulti-well templateIn service2000
Heidrun EMulti-well templateIn service2000
Heidrun SduSubsea structureIn service2000
6507/8-D-5 HSingle-well templateIn service2007
Heidrun Stl-IiLoading buoyIn service2014
Heidrun FSUStorage ship (FSU)In service2015
Heidrun FMulti-well templateUnder 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