Gas field · Norway
Aasta Hansteen
Aasta Hansteen is a gas field in the Norwegian Sea, operated by Equinor Energy AS. It was discovered in 1997 and has produced since 2018. In August 2026 it produced about 17 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Aasta Hansteen has produced about 7.9 million barrels of oil, condensate and NGL and 59.9 billion cubic metres of gas since December 2018.
Latest: 17 million cubic metres a day in August 2026. Highest year: 2021, averaging 24 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: December 2020.
Latest: 1,700 barrels a day in August 2026. Highest year: 2020, averaging 3,300 barrels a day. Highest month: August 2019.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil, condensate and NGL, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 1,800 | 18 |
| 2025 | 2,600 | 19 |
| 2024 | 2,900 | 23 |
| 2023 | 2,500 | 19 |
| 2022 | 3,200 | 24 |
| 2021 | 3,000 | 24 |
| 2020 | 3,300 | 24 |
| 2019 | 2,900 | 18 |
| 2018 (Dec) | 63 | 0.88 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Gas field |
| Operator | Equinor Energy AS |
| Partners |
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| Discovered | 1997 (wellbore 6707/10-1) |
| First production | December 2018 |
| Water depth | 1,289 m |
| Sea area | Norwegian Sea |
| Supply base | Sandnessjøen |
| Licence | Production licence 218 |
| Expected total recovery | condensate 8.7 million barrels; gas 73.2 billion cubic metres (Sodir estimate, 2025) |
| Remaining reserves | condensate 1.3 million barrels; gas 17.7 billion cubic metres |
| Produced so far | 76% of the expected total |
| Wellbores inside the outline | 13 |
| Official record | Sodir FactPage |
Platforms and installations
5 more installations are on the seabed, such as well templates.
Sources
Contains data under the Norwegian licence for Open Government data (NLOD) distributed by the Norwegian Offshore Directorate (Sodir): field, production, reserves, licensee and facility data from the FactPages, with production monthly to August 2026.
Offshore Data Atlas converts the reported volumes to barrels and cubic metres a day (one cubic metre is 6.29 barrels). Norwegian figures are saleable production.