Oil and gas field · Norway
Heidrun
Heidrun is an oil and gas field in the Norwegian Sea, operated by Equinor Energy AS. It was discovered in 1985 and has produced since 1995. In August 2026 it produced about 29,000 barrels of oil, condensate and NGL and 4.8 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Heidrun has produced about 1.15 billion barrels of oil, condensate and NGL and 33.2 billion cubic metres of gas since October 1995.
Latest: 29,000 barrels a day in August 2026. Highest year: 1997, averaging 232,000 barrels a day. Highest month: February 1997.
Latest: 4.8 million cubic metres a day in August 2026. Highest year: 2022, averaging 5.2 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: September 2022.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil, condensate and NGL, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 33,000 | 4.8 |
| 2025 | 36,000 | 4.4 |
| 2024 | 41,000 | 4.5 |
| 2023 | 45,000 | 4.8 |
| 2022 | 50,000 | 5.2 |
| 2021 | 58,000 | 4.5 |
| 2020 | 52,000 | 4.2 |
| 2019 | 55,000 | 4 |
| 2018 | 51,000 | 3.4 |
| 2017 | 56,000 | 4 |
| 2016 | 59,000 | 2.2 |
| 2015 | 53,000 | 2.1 |
| 2014 | 51,000 | 2 |
| 2013 | 60,000 | 2.1 |
| 2012 | 55,000 | 1.8 |
| 2011 | 64,000 | 2.1 |
| 2010 | 56,000 | 2.3 |
| 2009 | 80,000 | 2.4 |
| 2008 | 95,000 | 2.8 |
| 2007 | 108,000 | 2.5 |
| 2006 | 140,000 | 3.1 |
| 2005 | 142,000 | 3 |
| 2004 | 150,000 | 3.7 |
| 2003 | 159,000 | 3.7 |
| 2002 | 177,000 | 3.1 |
| 2001 | 180,000 | 3.7 |
| 2000 | 182,000 | 1.7 |
| 1999 | 216,000 | 1.8 |
| 1998 | 201,000 | 1.6 |
| 1997 | 232,000 | 0.89 |
| 1996 | 209,000 | 0 |
| 1995 (Oct–Dec) | 72,000 | 0 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil and gas field |
| Operator | Equinor Energy AS |
| Partners |
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| Discovered | 1985 (wellbore 6507/7-2) |
| First production | October 1995 |
| Water depth | 345 m |
| Sea area | Norwegian Sea |
| Supply base | Kristiansund |
| Licence | Heidrun Unit (a unitised field spanning several licences) |
| Expected total recovery | oil 1.3 billion barrels; gas 55.8 billion cubic metres; NGL 3.4 million tonnes (Sodir estimate, 2025) |
| Remaining reserves | oil 170 million barrels; gas 22.6 billion cubic metres; NGL 2 million tonnes |
| Produced so far | 80% of the expected total |
| Wellbores inside the outline | 198 |
| Official record | Sodir FactPage |
Platforms and installations
14 more installations are on the seabed, such as well templates.
Nearby
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.