The Heidrun oil field is an oil and gas field discovered in 1985 in the Norwegian sector of the Norwegian Sea, named after the goat Heiðrún from Norse mythology.
The field lies 175 kilometres (109 mi) West of Kristiansund. It has produced oil and gas since October 1995, and had a production of 165,000 barrels (26,200 m3) of oil and 650 thousand cubic meter of natural gas per day in 2004. Its production in 2006 was estimated at 3 million cubic meter of natural gas and 140,000 barrels (22,000 m3) of oil a day. The crude oil is characterized as being naphthenic with 25.0 API (0.9043 g/cm3), 0.52% sulfur and a high 2.90 TAN (Total Acid Number).
The Heidrun field is located on Haltenbanken in the Norwegian Sea. The sea depth in the area is 350 metres (1,150 ft). The field has been developed with a floating concrete tension leg platform, installed over a subsea template with 56 well slots. The northern part of the field is developed with subsea facilities.
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