Into the deep: the ground-breaking technology transforming gas production at Ormen Lange
The world鈥檚 deepest subsea compression system, located at a record distance from the shore, will boost energy supplies from a Norwegian gas field to homes and businesses across Europe.
August 26, 2025
Take a virtual voyage to the bottom of the sea to explore how Shell and its partners have developed a world-first compression system at the Ormen Lange gas field in Norway 鈥� one of the many ways Shell is delivering more value with less emissions. Engineered to withstand deep-sea pressure and freezing temperatures, this pioneering technology will unlock enough additional gas in the first year alone to heat all the homes in a city the size of Barcelona. Watch the video to take a deep dive into how the pioneering technology works.
30-50 billion
cubic meters (bcm) of additional output unlocked by the compressors, boosting gas recovery from 75% to 85%.
5 million
European homes could be heated next year with the additional gas recovered from the Ormen Lange field.
120
kilometres (75 miles) from the Nyhamna processing and export facility 鈥� a world record for remote control of a subsea compression system.
Getting more out of a Norwegian gas field
A pioneering project is increasing the amount of gas recovered from a field that supplies energy across Europe.
