20/05/2021
Preliminary production figures for April 2021 show an average daily production of 2 008 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate.
Total gas sales were 9.2 billion Sm3 (GSm3), which is a decrease of 0.6 GSm3 from the previous month.
Average daily liquids production in April was: 1 725 000 barrels of oil, 270 000 barrels of NGL and 13 000 barrels of condensate.
Oil production in April is 3.2 percent higher than the NPD’s forecast, and 0.7 percent higher than the forecast so far this year.
Production April 2021
Oil production 2021
Liquid production 2021
Gas production 2021
The total petroleum production for the first four months in 2021 is about 78.0 million Sm3 oil equivalents (MSm3 o.e.), broken down as follows: about 33.8 MSm3 o.e. of oil, about 5.9 MSm3 o.e. of NGL and condensate and about 38.3 MSm3 o.e. of gas for sale.
The total volume is 1.7 MSm3 o.e. lower than in 2020.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.