16/02/2021
Preliminary production figures for January 2021 show an average daily production of 2 137 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate.
Total gas sales were 10.4 billion Sm3 (GSm3), which is an increase of 0.1 GSm3 from the previous month.
Average daily liquids production in January was: 1 804 000 barrels of oil, 321 000 barrels of NGL and 12 000 barrels of condensate.
Oil production in January is equal to the NPD’s forecast.
Production January 2021
Oil production 2021
Liquid production 2021
Gas production 2021
The total petroleum production in January 2021 is about 20.9 million Sm3 oil equivalents (MSm3 o.e.), broken down as follows: about 8.9 MSm3 o.e. of oil, about 1.6 MSm3 o.e. of NGL and condensate and about 10.4 MSm3 o.e. of gas for sale.
The total volume is 0.7 MSm3 o.e. higher than in January 2020.
28/09/2023
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted consent for start-up of the Breidablikk field in the North Sea. Production is expected to start in October.
28/09/2023
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27/09/2023
DNO Norge is concluding the drilling of exploration well 25/7-11 S “Norma” in the North Sea. Recoverable gas/condensate volumes of between 2-21 million Sm3 were proven.
22/09/2023
Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre emphasises that both agencies are crucial in the effort to further evolve the Norwegian shelf, both within oil and gas as well as new industries.
22/09/2023
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Wintershall Dea Norge AS drilling permit for well 6406/3-12 S in production licence 836 S, cf. Section 13 of the Resource Management Regulations. The well is a re-spud of well 6406/3-11 S and located 70m southeast of the first well.
21/09/2023
The Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) and Norwegian Environment Agency (NEA) are postponing the planned seminar on safe CO2 storage due to ongoing work on updating the CO2 Storage Regulations.
