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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.
0246810 2005: 0.46 million Sm³ o.e.20052006: 6.70 million Sm³ o.e.2007: 9.55 million Sm³ o.e.2008: 9.96 million Sm³ o.e.20082009: 6.87 million Sm³ o.e.2010: 4.80 million Sm³ o.e.2011: 4.29 million Sm³ o.e.20112012: 3.48 million Sm³ o.e.2013: 2.25 million Sm³ o.e.2014: 2.66 million Sm³ o.e.20142015: 2.57 million Sm³ o.e.2016: 2.00 million Sm³ o.e.2017: 2.03 million Sm³ o.e.20172018: 1.85 million Sm³ o.e.2019: 1.55 million Sm³ o.e.2020: 1.33 million Sm³ o.e.20202021: 1.11 million Sm³ o.e.2022: 0.88 million Sm³ o.e.2023: 0.73 million Sm³ o.e.20232024: 0.81 million Sm³ o.e.2025: 1.64 million Sm³ o.e.2026: 0.84 million Sm³ o.e.2026

OilGasNGLCondensate2026 covers January–July (lighter bar).

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Production per year, Kristinmillion Sm³ o.e.
YearOilGasNGLCondensateTotal
2026 (Jan–Jul)0.190.550.110.000.84
20250.391.040.210.001.64
20240.230.470.110.000.81
20230.220.400.100.000.73
20220.250.500.120.000.88
20210.300.570.250.001.11
20200.340.680.310.001.33
20190.420.800.340.001.55
20180.530.910.410.001.85
20170.571.020.440.002.03
20160.610.990.400.002.00
20150.771.210.590.002.57
20140.881.320.460.002.66
20130.801.070.380.002.25
20121.141.640.700.003.48
20111.411.980.890.004.29
20101.752.150.900.004.80
20092.862.831.170.006.87
20084.403.941.630.009.96
20074.283.691.580.009.55
20061.072.611.121.906.70
20050.000.190.080.200.46

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.

Reserves in Kristin
ProductOriginally recoverableRemainingUnit
Oil28.012.63million Sm³
Gas37.228.08billion Sm³
NGL7.821.62million tonnes
Condensate2.100.00million Sm³
Total o.e.82.1713.78million Sm³ o.e.

According to the estimate, 83 % of the recoverable reserves have been produced.

Licensees

Licensees in Kristin, updated by Sodir 20 Feb 2026
CompanyShareValid from
Equinor Energy ASEQNROperator54.82 %28 Jan 2022
Petoro AS22.52 %28 Jan 2022
Vår Energi ASAVAR16.66 %28 Jan 2022
TotalEnergies EP Norge AS6.00 %28 Jan 2022

Companies on the analysis page link to their own page.

Facilities

Facilities belonging to Kristin
NameTypeStatusIn service since
KristinSemi-submersible (steel)In service2005
Kristin NMulti-well templateIn service2005
Kristin PMulti-well templateIn service2005
Kristin SMulti-well templateIn service2005
Kristin RMulti-well templateIn service2006
Kristin QMulti-well templateIn service2024
Lavrans LMulti-well templateIn service2024
LavransMulti-well templateAbandoned 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