Hourly rate for supervision increased

25/04/2019 Pursuant to a decision from the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, the rate for regulatory supervision of resource management has increased from NOK 850 to NOK 1 150 from and including 1 September 2018.

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate will apply the higher hourly rate for all supervision activity conducted from and including 1 January 2019.

This means that the new adjusted rate will appear on invoices for the first quarter of 2019, which are being sent out now in April.

More information:

Official decision letter from the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (pdf)

Updated: 02/05/2019

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