No installations are visible from the surface, with subsea facilities located in 800-1,100 metres of water.

Gas from Ormen Lange is being transported to the UK through the 1,200-kilometre Langeled pipeline, where it will be able to meet up to 20% of British gas consumption for the next 40 years.

Hydro was the development operator, while Shell took over as production operator in the autumn of 2007..