Geology

Geologists interpret seismic and well data in order to understand the structure and formation of the complex Norwegian continental shelf . In order to prove and recover the oil and gas resources, the geologists must map traps that could contain hydrocarbons, and estimate the size of discoveries. The NPD's geologists also follow up the geological evaluations made by the companies.

Struktur

Structure elements in the Norwegian Continental Shelf

This dataset contains the main structural elements of the Norwegian shelf and adjacent areas. The data is compiled by the NPD and is based on the officially approved structural elements.

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Size of Norwegian continental shelf to the north clarified

The UN Commission on the limits of the Continental Shelf has submitted its final recommendation for the limits on the Norwegian continental shelf to the north. This means that the size of the seabe...

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Geological plays

A large part of the resources on the continental shelf have not been discovered yet.  There are several methods for calculating the undiscovered volumes. The NPD employs a method called play...

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Drawing a blank in the fjords

Prosperity is being pumped from deep beneath the seabed off the Norwegian coast, invisible to the tourists who come to admire Norway’s fjords. What such visitors are unlikely to know is that some o...

NPD bulletins

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News on geology

Contact

Dag Bering, +47 51 87 61 11