Ormen Lange (gas field)

Ormen Lange
Ormen Lange facilities at Nyhamna
Ormen Lange (gas field) is located in Norway
Ormen Lange (gas field)
Location of Ormen Lange
CountryNorway
LocationSouthern part of the Norwegian Sea
Block6305/5
Offshore/onshoreoffshore
Coordinates63°29′48.33″N 5°23′11.47″E / 63.4967583°N 5.3865194°E / 63.4967583; 5.3865194
OperatorNorske Shell
PartnersPetoro
Statoil
Norske Shell
DONG Energy
ExxonMobil
Field history
Discovery1997
Start of production2007
Production
Current production of gas70×10^6 m3/d (2.5×10^9 cu ft/d)
Recoverable gas300×10^9 m3 (11×10^12 cu ft)

Ormen Lange is a natural gas field on the Norwegian continental shelf. It is situated 120 kilometres (75 mi) northwest of Kristiansund, where seabed depths vary between 800 and 1,100 metres (2,600 and 3,600 ft). The field is named after the famous longship Ormen Lange of Olaf Tryggvason, a 10th-century Viking king of Norway.