Ormen Lange (gas field)

Ormen Lange
Ormen Lange facilities at Nyhamna
Location of Ormen Lange
Country	Norway
Location	Southern part of the Norwegian Sea
Block	6305/5
Offshore/onshore	offshore
Coordinates	63°29′48.33″N 5°23′11.47″E / 63.4967583°N 5.3865194°E / 63.4967583; 5.3865194
Operator	Norske Shell
Partners	Petoro Statoil Norske Shell DONG Energy ExxonMobil
Field history
Discovery	1997
Start of production	2007
Production
Current production of gas	70×10^6 m3/d (2.5×10^9 cu ft/d)
Recoverable gas	300×10^9 m3 (11×10^12 cu ft)

Ormen Lange is a natural gas field on the Norwegian continental shelf. It is situated 120 kilometres (75 mi) northwest of Kristiansund, where seabed depths vary between 800 and 1,100 metres (2,600 and 3,600 ft). The field is named after the famous longship Ormen Lange of Olaf Tryggvason, a 10th-century Viking king of Norway.