Field · Norwegian Sea
Ormen Lange
Ormen Lange is a gas field in the Norwegian Sea, discovered in 1997. Status: producing. Operator: A/S Norske Shell.
ProducingGas
- Status
- Producing
- Contains
- Gas
- Sea area
- Norwegian Sea
- Operator
- A/S Norske Shell
- Discovered
- 1997
- Approved for production
- 2 Apr 2004
- Production start
- 13 Sep 2007
- Supply base
- Kristiansund
- Sodir ID
- 2762452
Show on the globeFact page at the Norwegian Offshore Directorate
Production
- Last 12 months
- 8.89 million Sm³ o.e. · Aug 2025–Jul 2026
- Share of Norwegian production
- 3.61 %no. 4 of 95 fields with production in the last 12 months
- Per day
- 153,000barrels o.e. per day, converted
- Peak year
- 2012 23.94 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 | 4.61 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 4.81 |
| 2025 | 0.00 | 7.70 | 0.00 | 0.38 | 8.08 |
| 2024 | 0.00 | 7.61 | 0.00 | 0.34 | 7.95 |
| 2023 | 0.00 | 6.70 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 7.00 |
| 2022 | 0.00 | 9.56 | 0.00 | 0.44 | 10.00 |
| 2021 | 0.00 | 11.20 | 0.00 | 0.53 | 11.74 |
| 2020 | 0.00 | 11.91 | 0.00 | 0.60 | 12.51 |
| 2019 | 0.00 | 12.64 | 0.00 | 0.66 | 13.30 |
| 2018 | 0.00 | 15.67 | 0.00 | 0.83 | 16.51 |
| 2017 | 0.00 | 16.24 | 0.00 | 0.92 | 17.16 |
| 2016 | 0.00 | 17.25 | 0.00 | 1.06 | 18.31 |
| 2015 | 0.00 | 16.79 | 0.00 | 1.07 | 17.86 |
| 2014 | 0.00 | 20.21 | 0.00 | 1.37 | 21.57 |
| 2013 | 0.00 | 21.45 | 0.00 | 1.53 | 22.97 |
| 2012 | 0.00 | 22.20 | 0.00 | 1.73 | 23.94 |
| 2011 | 0.00 | 21.74 | 0.00 | 1.65 | 23.39 |
| 2010 | 0.00 | 20.85 | 0.00 | 1.53 | 22.38 |
| 2009 | 0.00 | 20.78 | 0.00 | 1.65 | 22.43 |
| 2008 | 0.00 | 11.44 | 0.00 | 0.97 | 12.40 |
| 2007 | 0.00 | 1.67 | 0.00 | 0.13 | 1.81 |
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 | 331.31 | 57.99 | billion Sm³ |
| Condensate | 19.64 | 1.82 | million Sm³ |
| Total o.e. | 350.96 | 59.81 | million Sm³ o.e. |
According to the estimate, 83 % of the recoverable reserves have been produced.
Licensees
| Company | Share | Valid from |
|---|---|---|
| Petoro AS | 36.49 % | 25 Sep 2024 |
| Equinor Energy ASEQNR | 25.35 % | 25 Sep 2024 |
| A/S Norske ShellOperator | 17.81 % | 25 Sep 2024 |
| ORLEN Upstream Norway AS | 14.02 % | 25 Sep 2024 |
| Vår Energi ASAVAR | 6.34 % | 25 Sep 2024 |
Companies on the analysis page link to their own page.
Facilities
| Name | Type | Status | In service since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ormen Lange A | Multi-well template | In service | 2007 |
| Ormen Lange B | Multi-well template | In service | 2007 |
| Ormen Lange D | Multi-well template | In service | 2010 |
| Ormen Lange C | Multi-well template | In service | 2012 |
| Ormen Lange Cmf | Subsea structure | In service | 2025 |
| Ormen Lange Cs1 | Subsea structure | In service | 2025 |
| Ormen Lange Cs2 | Subsea structure | In service | 2025 |
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