Oil and gas field · Norway
Ormen Lange
Ormen Lange is an oil and gas field in Norway, with 2,208 million boe of recoverable reserves, owned by Petoro AS (36.5%), Equinor Energy AS (25.3%), A/S Norske Shell (17.8%) and 2 others.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Name in the source | ORMEN LANGE | Sodir FactPages · record · NLOD 2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Norway | Sodir FactPages · record · NLOD 2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | Sodir FactPages · record · NLOD 2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2007 | Sodir FactPages · record · NLOD 2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Discovered | 1997 | Sodir FactPages · record · NLOD 2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Petoro AS (36.5%) | Sodir FactPages · record · NLOD 2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Equinor Energy AS (25.3%) | Sodir FactPages · record · NLOD 2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | A/S Norske Shell (17.8%) | Sodir FactPages · record · NLOD 2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | ORLEN Upstream Norway AS (14%) | Sodir FactPages · record · NLOD 2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Vår Energi ASA (6.34%) | Sodir FactPages · record · NLOD 2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | A/S Norske Shell | Sodir FactPages · record · NLOD 2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Remaining reserves | 376 million boe | Sodir FactPages · record · NLOD 2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Recoverable reserves | 2,208 million boe (original recoverable) | Sodir FactPages · record · NLOD 2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Ormen Lange is the 8th-largest of 140 oil and gas fields in Norway by recoverable reserves; its 2,208 million boe is 3.2% of the 70,075 million boe we hold for Norway. Ranks and totals cover the oil and gas fields in our data that report their recoverable reserves, not every one in existence.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 8th of 140 | 70,075 million boe | 3.2% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this oil and gas field from its sources, oldest first.
- Discovered
- Production started
- Petoro AS (36.5%), Equinor Energy AS (25.3%), A/S Norske Shell (17.8%) and 2 others on record as owners
- Recoverable reserves estimated: 2,208 million boe
Owners, operator and place
- Petoro ASOwner · 36.5%
- Equinor Energy ASOwner · 25.3%
- A/S Norske ShellOwner · 17.8%
- ORLEN Upstream Norway ASOwner · 14%
- Vår Energi ASAOwner · 6.34%
- A/S Norske ShellOperator
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Oil and gas licences attached to this oil and gas field
- Production licence 25017,000 ha
- Production licence 20814,100 ha
- Production licence 20934,100 ha
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Data on this page
- Sodir. Sodir FactPages, NLOD 2.0.