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
- 8.69 million Sm³ o.e. · Sep 2025–Aug 2026
- Share of Norwegian production
- 3.53 %no. 4 of 100 fields with production in the last 12 months
- Per day
- 150,000barrels o.e. per day, converted
- Peak year
- 2012 23.94 million Sm³ o.e.
GasCondensate2026 covers January–August (lighter bar).
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| Year | Oil | Gas | NGL | Condensate | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 0.00 | 5.07 | 0.00 | 0.22 | 5.29 |
| 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 August 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.
Network
Gas by pipeline to Nyhamna and condensate is loaded onto ships at Nyhamna. Possible onward routes for the gas: United Kingdom, Belgium, France and Germany (pipeline connections, not measured flow).
Source: Norwegian Offshore Directorate, pipelines, facilities and field descriptions, 11 Nov 2026. The network page has a source and date for every link.
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 4 Nov 2026, production 28 Oct 2026, licensees and reserves 11 Nov 2026. factpages.sodir.no · NLOD