Drilling permit for well 6507/3-15 and 6507/3-16

23/05/2022 The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Aker BP ASA drilling permit for well 6507/3-15 and well 6507/3-16, cf. Section 13 of the Resource Management Regulations.

Latest news

Interest in exploration on the Norwegian continental shelf remains high

06/09/2024 The authorities have received applications from 21 companies in the Awards in predefined areas (APA) 2024. The deadline for applications was 3 September.

Six companies have applied for CO2 storage acreage

04/09/2024 The Ministry of Energy has received applications from six companies in connection with the announcement of an area in the North Sea for potential storage of CO2 on the Norwegian shelf.

Improved recovery award for creativity, perseverance and appetite for risk

27/08/2024 This year’s Improved Recovery Award goes to the licensees on the Valhall and Hod fields in the North Sea.

Inviting to a seminar on fracturing and stimulating reservoirs with low permeable zones

27/08/2024 The Norwegian Offshore Directorate invites interested parties to a seminar and panel debate on fracturing and stimulating reservoirs with low permeable zones on Tuesday, 1 October 2024 in our offices.

New sulphide deposit on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS)

23/08/2024 The Centre for Deep Sea Research at the University of Bergen (UiB) proved a new sulphide deposit on an expedition in the Norwegian Sea and the Greenland Sea this summer.

Gas discovery in the Norwegian Sea

23/08/2024 OMV and its partners have discovered gas in wildcat well 6605/6-1 S in the Norwegian Sea.

Visit us at ONS

22/08/2024 Are you attending ONS between August 26th and 29th? Drop by us at stand 8100 in hall 8!

Norway could be giving up the equivalent of nearly an entire government pension fund

21/08/2024 According to the Norwegian Offshore Directorate's projected scenarios leading up to 2050, the difference between high and low production of oil and gas can amount to nearly an entire government pension fund.

Production figures July 2024

20/08/2024 Preliminary production figures for July 2024 show an average daily production of 2 079 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate.

Drilling permit for wellbore 6608/10-R-2 H

20/08/2024 The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Equinor Energy AS drilling permit for wellbore 6608/10-R-2 H in production licence 1013, cf. Section 13 of the Resource Management Regulations.