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Updated: 20/03/2019
Latest news
Preparing Nova for start-up
30/06/2022
The authorities have granted consent to start production from the Nova field in the North Sea.
Drilling permit for well 25/7-10
28/06/2022
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS drilling permit for well 25/7-10, cf. Section 13 of the Resource Management Regulations.
Drilling permit for well 6607/12-5
27/06/2022
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Equinor Energy AS drilling permit for well 6607/12-5, cf. Section 13 of the Resource Management Regulations.
Prestigious UN post for Harald Brekke
23/06/2022
Senior geologist Harald Brekke has been elected to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS).
Production figures May 2022
21/06/2022
Preliminary production figures for May 2022 show an average daily production of 1 831 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate.
Dry well near the Kvitebjørn field in the North Sea – 34/9-1 S
21/06/2022
Equinor Energy AS, operator of production licence 1049, has concluded the drilling of wildcat well 34/9-1.
Ingrid Sølvberg resigns as Director General
17/06/2022
Sølvberg has today, Friday 17 June, resigned from her position as Director General for the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate.
Is the glass half-empty or half-full?
17/06/2022
There's no reason to sit back and rest on our laurels when an old field reaches tail production.
Minor gas discovery southwest of the Skarv field in the Norwegian Sea – 6507/4-3 S
16/06/2022
ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS, operator of production licence 1064, has concluded the drilling of wildcat well 6507/4-3 S in the Norwegian Sea.
Dry well near the Ormen Lange field in the Norwegian Sea – 6305/5-C-3 H
15/06/2022
Equinor Energy AS, operator of production licence 209, has concluded the drilling of wildcat well 6305/5-C-3 H.