Gas condensate field · Norway
Kristin
Kristin is a gas condensate field in the Norwegian Sea, operated by Equinor Energy AS. It was discovered in 1997 and has produced since 2005. In August 2026 it produced about 6,900 barrels of oil, condensate and NGL and 2.1 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Kristin has produced about 238 million barrels of oil, condensate and NGL and 30.6 billion cubic metres of gas since November 2005.
Latest: 2.1 million cubic metres a day in August 2026. Highest year: 2008, averaging 11 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: March 2008.
Latest: 6,900 barrels a day in August 2026. Highest year: 2008, averaging 104,000 barrels a day. Highest month: March 2008.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil, condensate and NGL, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 8,500 | 2.5 |
| 2025 | 10,000 | 2.8 |
| 2024 | 5,900 | 1.3 |
| 2023 | 5,500 | 1.1 |
| 2022 | 6,500 | 1.4 |
| 2021 | 9,400 | 1.6 |
| 2020 | 11,000 | 1.9 |
| 2019 | 13,000 | 2.2 |
| 2018 | 16,000 | 2.5 |
| 2017 | 17,000 | 2.8 |
| 2016 | 17,000 | 2.7 |
| 2015 | 23,000 | 3.3 |
| 2014 | 23,000 | 3.6 |
| 2013 | 20,000 | 2.9 |
| 2012 | 32,000 | 4.5 |
| 2011 | 40,000 | 5.4 |
| 2010 | 46,000 | 5.9 |
| 2009 | 70,000 | 7.7 |
| 2008 | 104,000 | 11 |
| 2007 | 101,000 | 10 |
| 2006 | 70,000 | 7.2 |
| 2005 (Nov–Dec) | 28,000 | 3.1 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Gas condensate field |
| Operator | Equinor Energy AS |
| Partners |
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| Discovered | 1997 (wellbore 6406/2-3) |
| First production | November 2005 |
| Water depth | 358 m |
| Sea area | Norwegian Sea |
| Supply base | Kristiansund |
| Licence | Haltenbanken Vest Unit (a unitised field spanning several licences) |
| Expected total recovery | oil 176 million barrels; condensate 13.2 million barrels; gas 37.2 billion cubic metres; NGL 7.8 million tonnes (Sodir estimate, 2025) |
| Remaining reserves | oil 16.5 million barrels; gas 8.1 billion cubic metres; NGL 1.6 million tonnes |
| Produced so far | 83% of the expected total |
| Wellbores inside the outline | 27 |
| Official record | Sodir FactPage |
Platforms and installations
7 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.