20/06/2023
The Government is proposing to open parts of the Norwegian continental shelf for commercial seabed mineral activity.
At the same time, the Government is presenting a strategy illustrating how Norway can be at the global forefront when it comes to stewardship of seabed mineral resources, based on facts and knowledge.
Environmental considerations will be safeguarded throughout the entire value chain and extraction will only be permitted if the industry can demonstrate that this can take place in a prudent and sustainable manner.
20/02/2025
Total petroleum resources on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) saw a minor increase last year, according to last year’s "inventory" – the Resource Accounts for 2024.
10/02/2025
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Equinor Energy AS drilling permit for wellbore 7220/7-CD-1 H in production licence 532, cf. Section 13 of the Resource Management Regulations.
05/02/2025
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) is presenting proposed new Regulation on data collection and documentation for mineral activities on the continental shelf.
31/01/2025
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Vår Energi ASA drilling permit for wellbore 7/1-4 S in production licence 1090, cf. Section 13 of the Resource Management Regulations.
22/01/2025
Orlen Upstream Norway and its partner Norske Shell have drilled a dry well, wildcat well 6305/10-1 “Tomcat”, in the southern part of the Norwegian Sea.