The Shelf 2019: A summary
Ingrid Sølvberg, new Director General at the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate, will present the The Shelf 2019 next week. Photo: Linn Smerud.
03/01/2020 Thursday, 9 January Ingrid Sølvberg, our new director general, summarized the past year on the Norwegian shelf. She also presented investment and production forecasts for the next five years.
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The Shelf 2019 was presented on Thursday, 9 January 2020, in our offices at Ullandhaug in Stavanger, Norway.
The presentation was held in Norwegian.
Updated: 14/01/2020
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