Gas condensate field · Norway
Sleipner Øst
Sleipner Øst is a gas condensate field in the Norwegian North Sea, operated by Equinor Energy AS. It was discovered in 1981 and has produced since 1993. In August 2026 it produced about 180 barrels of oil, condensate and NGL and 0.12 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Sleipner Øst has produced about 331 million barrels of oil, condensate and NGL and 198 billion cubic metres of gas since September 1993.
Latest: 0.12 million cubic metres a day in August 2026. Highest year: 2005, averaging 39 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: January 2002.
Latest: 180 barrels a day in August 2026. Highest year: 1996, averaging 99,000 barrels a day. Highest month: October 1995.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil, condensate and NGL, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 290 | 0.11 |
| 2025 | 230 | 0.13 |
| 2024 | 290 | 0.19 |
| 2023 | 390 | 0.24 |
| 2022 | 310 | 0.21 |
| 2021 | 530 | 0.24 |
| 2020 | 1,100 | 0.39 |
| 2019 | 1,500 | 0.47 |
| 2018 | 1,400 | 0.56 |
| 2017 | 1,500 | 0.37 |
| 2016 | 2,000 | 0.8 |
| 2015 | 2,500 | 0.96 |
| 2014 | 2,700 | 4.1 |
| 2013 | 3,500 | 16 |
| 2012 | 5,200 | 19 |
| 2011 | 7,000 | 22 |
| 2010 | 7,900 | 22 |
| 2009 | 11,000 | 28 |
| 2008 | 14,000 | 31 |
| 2007 | 18,000 | 37 |
| 2006 | 20,000 | 36 |
| 2005 | 24,000 | 39 |
| 2004 | 28,000 | 35 |
| 2003 | 36,000 | 36 |
| 2002 | 56,000 | 37 |
| 2001 | 64,000 | 32 |
| 2000 | 68,000 | 32 |
| 1999 | 83,000 | 22 |
| 1998 | 81,000 | 20 |
| 1997 | 84,000 | 21 |
| 1996 | 99,000 | 21 |
| 1995 | 97,000 | 14 |
| 1994 | 72,000 | 11 |
| 1993 (Sep–Dec) | 38,000 | 6.8 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Gas condensate field |
| Operator | Equinor Energy AS |
| Partners |
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| Discovered | 1981 (wellbore 15/9-9) |
| First production | August 1993 |
| Water depth | 83 m |
| Sea area | North Sea |
| Supply base | Dusavik |
| Licence | Sleipner Øst Unit (a unitised field spanning several licences) |
| Expected total recovery | oil 2.7 million barrels; condensate 167 million barrels; gas 69.4 billion cubic metres; NGL 13 million tonnes (Sodir estimate, 2025) |
| Remaining reserves | oil 63,000 barrels; gas 60 million cubic metres |
| Produced so far | 100% of the expected total |
| Wellbores inside the outline | 47 |
| Official record | Sodir FactPage |
Platforms and installations
2 more installations are on the seabed, such as well templates.
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Gungne (0 km), Volve (1.2 km), Sleipner Vest (3.4 km), Sigyn (6.1 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.