Field · Norwegian Sea
Kristin
Kristin is a gas and condensate field in the Norwegian Sea, discovered in 1997. Status: producing. Operator: Equinor Energy AS.
ProducingGas and condensate
- Status
- Producing
- Contains
- Gas and condensate
- Sea area
- Norwegian Sea
- Operator
- Equinor Energy AS
- Discovered
- 1997
- Approved for production
- 17 Dec 2001
- Production start
- 3 Nov 2005
- Supply base
- Kristiansund
- Sodir ID
- 1854729
Show on the globeFact page at the Norwegian Offshore Directorate
Production
- Last 12 months
- 1.57 million Sm³ o.e. · Aug 2025–Jul 2026
- Share of Norwegian production
- 0.636 %no. 35 of 95 fields with production in the last 12 months
- Per day
- 27,000barrels o.e. per day, converted
- Peak year
- 2008 9.96 million Sm³ o.e.
OilGasNGLCondensate2026 covers January–July (lighter bar).
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| Year | Oil | Gas | NGL | Condensate | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | 0.19 | 0.55 | 0.11 | 0.00 | 0.84 |
| 2025 | 0.39 | 1.04 | 0.21 | 0.00 | 1.64 |
| 2024 | 0.23 | 0.47 | 0.11 | 0.00 | 0.81 |
| 2023 | 0.22 | 0.40 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.73 |
| 2022 | 0.25 | 0.50 | 0.12 | 0.00 | 0.88 |
| 2021 | 0.30 | 0.57 | 0.25 | 0.00 | 1.11 |
| 2020 | 0.34 | 0.68 | 0.31 | 0.00 | 1.33 |
| 2019 | 0.42 | 0.80 | 0.34 | 0.00 | 1.55 |
| 2018 | 0.53 | 0.91 | 0.41 | 0.00 | 1.85 |
| 2017 | 0.57 | 1.02 | 0.44 | 0.00 | 2.03 |
| 2016 | 0.61 | 0.99 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| 2015 | 0.77 | 1.21 | 0.59 | 0.00 | 2.57 |
| 2014 | 0.88 | 1.32 | 0.46 | 0.00 | 2.66 |
| 2013 | 0.80 | 1.07 | 0.38 | 0.00 | 2.25 |
| 2012 | 1.14 | 1.64 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 3.48 |
| 2011 | 1.41 | 1.98 | 0.89 | 0.00 | 4.29 |
| 2010 | 1.75 | 2.15 | 0.90 | 0.00 | 4.80 |
| 2009 | 2.86 | 2.83 | 1.17 | 0.00 | 6.87 |
| 2008 | 4.40 | 3.94 | 1.63 | 0.00 | 9.96 |
| 2007 | 4.28 | 3.69 | 1.58 | 0.00 | 9.55 |
| 2006 | 1.07 | 2.61 | 1.12 | 1.90 | 6.70 |
| 2005 | 0.00 | 0.19 | 0.08 | 0.20 | 0.46 |
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 | 28.01 | 2.63 | million Sm³ |
| Gas | 37.22 | 8.08 | billion Sm³ |
| NGL | 7.82 | 1.62 | million tonnes |
| Condensate | 2.10 | 0.00 | million Sm³ |
| Total o.e. | 82.17 | 13.78 | million Sm³ o.e. |
According to the estimate, 83 % of the recoverable reserves have been produced.
Licensees
| Company | Share | Valid from |
|---|---|---|
| Equinor Energy ASEQNROperator | 54.82 % | 28 Jan 2022 |
| Petoro AS | 22.52 % | 28 Jan 2022 |
| Vår Energi ASAVAR | 16.66 % | 28 Jan 2022 |
| TotalEnergies EP Norge AS | 6.00 % | 28 Jan 2022 |
Companies on the analysis page link to their own page.
Facilities
| Name | Type | Status | In service since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kristin | Semi-submersible (steel) | In service | 2005 |
| Kristin N | Multi-well template | In service | 2005 |
| Kristin P | Multi-well template | In service | 2005 |
| Kristin S | Multi-well template | In service | 2005 |
| Kristin R | Multi-well template | In service | 2006 |
| Kristin Q | Multi-well template | In service | 2024 |
| Lavrans L | Multi-well template | In service | 2024 |
| Lavrans | Multi-well template | Abandoned in place |
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