Consultation – proposed amendment of the Resource Management Regulations
16/09/2020 The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) is hereby submitting proposed amendments to the Regulations relating to resource management in the petroleum activities (the Resource Management Regulations) with comments for a public hearing.
The deadline for comments is 1 November 2020.
Read the information about the consultation
Updated: 16/09/2020
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