Gas condensate field · Norway
Halten Øst
Halten Øst is a gas condensate field in the Norwegian Sea, operated by Equinor Energy AS. It was discovered in 2001 and has produced since 2025. In August 2026 it produced about 35,000 barrels of oil, condensate and NGL and 9.1 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Halten Øst has produced about 11.9 million barrels of oil, condensate and NGL and 3.1 billion cubic metres of gas since March 2025.
Latest: 9.1 million cubic metres a day in August 2026. Highest year: 2026, averaging 7.8 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: July 2026.
Latest: 35,000 barrels a day in August 2026. Highest year: 2026, averaging 31,000 barrels a day. Highest month: April 2026.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil, condensate and NGL, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 31,000 | 7.8 |
| 2025 (Mar–Dec) | 14,000 | 3.8 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Gas condensate field |
| Operator | Equinor Energy AS |
| Partners |
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| Discovered | 2001 (wellbore 6507/11-6) |
| First production | March 2025 |
| Water depth | 260 m |
| Sea area | Norwegian Sea |
| Supply base | Kristiansund |
| Licence | Halten Øst Unit (a unitised field spanning several licences) |
| Expected total recovery | oil 15.7 million barrels; gas 8.8 billion cubic metres; NGL 1.7 million tonnes (Sodir estimate, 2025) |
| Remaining reserves | oil 13.1 million barrels; gas 7.5 billion cubic metres; NGL 1.5 million tonnes |
| Produced so far | 14% of the expected total |
| Wellbores inside the outline | 11 |
| Official record | Sodir FactPage |
Platforms and installations
5 more installations are on the seabed, such as well templates.
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Mikkel (1.4 km), Åsgard (1.9 km), Yttergryta (3.8 km).
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.