Ormen Lange overview
Read key facts about the Ormen Lange project and find out about its history, the technology used, and Shell’s environmental approach.
Ormen Lange
Natural gas from the deep-water Ormen Lange project 120 kilometres (75 miles) off the coast of Norway meets around 20% of the UK’s gas needs. We pipe it to a processing plant on land at Nyhamna. Once impurities are removed from the gas we send it to the UK through one of the world’s longest subsea pipelines.
Inside Ormen Lange
How Ormen Lange works
Discover how the pieces of this complex operation fit together to deliver vital energy resources in extreme conditions.
Ready to respond
A network of computers receives thousands of signals from beneath the Norwegian Sea, helping experts spot anything unusual and act quickly.
Standing up to the elements
Engineers found new ways to install production equipment in dark and icy waters 850 metres deep, while facing storms at the surface.
Smarter ways to manage a giant gas plant
Natural gas from Ormen Lange is processed at a plant the size of 100 soccer fields. Meet the people and the robot helping it run smoothly.
Breathing new life into local communities
Construction of a gas processing plant brought new skills, jobs and business to a part of Norway where traditional industries were in decline.
Blending in with natural beauty
Barely visible on the shoreline is a major gas plant. Its pipelines lead out to waters rich in marine life and long-hidden shipwrecks.
Nyhamna gas processing plant - video gallery
Watch how a project to upgrade a major natural gas plant in Norway developed, one piece at a time.
