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Updated: 11/12/2021
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Production figures October 2024
20/11/2024
Preliminary production figures for October 2024 show an average daily production of 1 988 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate.
Oil and gas discovery in the North Sea (35/11-30 S and 35/11-30 A)
14/11/2024
Equinor and its partners have made an oil and gas discovery in wildcat wells 35/11-30 S and 35/11-30 A (“Rhombi”) in the North Sea.
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12/11/2024
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Drilling permit for wellbore 6305/10-1
11/11/2024
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Orlen Upstream Norway AS drilling permit for wellbore 6305/10-1 in production licence 1055, cf. Section 13 of the Resource Management Regulations.
Drilling permit for wellbore 7122/9-2
04/11/2024
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Vår Energi ASA drilling permit for wellbore 7122/9-2 in production licence 1131, cf. Section 13 of the Resource Management Regulations.
Drilling permit for wellbore 31/4-A-23 F
24/10/2024
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted OKEA ASA drilling permit for wellbore 31/4-A-23 F in production licence 055, cf. Section 13 of the Resource Management Regulations.
Production figures September 2024
21/10/2024
Preliminary production figures for September 2024 show an average daily production of 1 720 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate.
Revised dataset that could facilitate CO2 storage planning
16/10/2024
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has reviewed around 800 wells and revised the top and bottom for the Utsira Group and the Skade Formation, to ensure consistency.
Drilling permit for the wells 7122/7-8 and 7122/8-3 S
10/10/2024
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Vår energi ASA drilling permit for the wells 7122/7-8 and 7122/8-3 S in production licence 229, cf. Section 13 of the Resource Management Regulations.
Delineation of discovery in the Norwegian Sea (6507/2-7 S)
03/10/2024
Aker BP has proven gas in appraisal well 6507/2-7 S in the Norwegian Sea, 230 kilometres west of Sandnessjøen.