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Wellbores with status «will never be drilled»

25/07/2017 Wellbores with status «will never be drilled» will soon be visible in the category “not entered.”

These wellbores were registered by the NPD with a valid wellID and drill permit, but were for various reason not drilled.

Updated: 20/03/2019

Latest news

Well for data acquisition on Wisting
22/04/2024 Equinor has completed an appraisal well (7324/7-4) on the Wisting discovery in the Barents Sea. The objective was to acquire data on the reservoir and cap rock, for use in ongoing evaluation and development of the discovery.
Production figures March 2024
19/04/2024 Preliminary production figures for March 2024 show an average daily production of 2 086 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate.
Norwegian Offshore Directorate publishes new deep sea data
17/04/2024 In June 2022, the Norwegian Offshore Directorate published data collected up to 2022. The Directorate is now releasing deep sea data gathered from 2022 to 2024.
The future in the Barents Sea is here now
17/04/2024 The Johan Castberg ship will soon be heading north. With the ship in place, the plan is to have three producing fields in the Barents Sea by the end of the year.
Oil discovery in the North Sea
17/04/2024 Vår Energi has made an oil discovery in "Ringhorne Nord" (wells 25/8-23 S and 25/8-23 A & B), north of the Ringhorne Øst field, 200 kilometres northwest of Stavanger.
Entering into cooperation with Greenland and Denmark on seabed minerals
15/04/2024 This cooperation involves an MoU – Memorandum of Understanding – with the aim of acquiring additional knowledge on seabed minerals.
Drilling permit for well 35/11-27 S
03/04/2024 The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Wintershall Dea Norge AS drilling permit for well 35/11-27 S in production licence 248, cf. Section 13 of the Resource Management Regulations.
Seabed minerals – step by step
26/03/2024 Seabed minerals represent a new and exciting opportunity for Norway, and a chance for us to be a pioneer nation – much like we have been within the oil and gas industry, both as regards stewardship of resources and development of technology.
Drilling permit for well 24/6-5
25/03/2024 The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Aker BP ASA drilling permit for well 24/6-5 in production licence 203, cf. Section 13 of the Resource Management Regulations.
Sign up for Technology Day 2024
22/03/2024 Now, a very exciting program with lectures from a variety of companies is ready for Technology Day on June 6th.