07/10/2019
Who's the best at improved recovery? Suggest who you think should win the IOR award 2020. The deadline is 1 March 2020.
Every other year we present the IOR award at ONS. IOR stands for improved oil recovery.
You can nominate projects, companies, production licences or people who create added value on the Norwegian shelf htorugh the use of of technology and work on improved recovery.
In 2018 licensees for the Alvheim field won the award. See all winners.
The nomination for the IOR award 2020 is complete.
Anders Soltvedt, discipline coordinator for reservoir technology and Arvid Østhus, assistant director Development and operations - Northern North Sea, look forward to many good suggestions.
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.
22/03/2024
Nearly all petroleum industry executives believe that the Norwegian Offshore Directorate is achieving its objective to contribute to the greatest possible value for the broader society from the oil and gas industry.
22/03/2024
The deadline for nominating candidates for the Improved Recovery Award is being extended to 15 April. The prestigious award will be given out during ONS in August.
Anders Soltvedt, discipline coordinator for reservoir technology and Arvid Østhus, assistant director Development and operations - Northern North Sea, look forward to many good suggestions.