Change in the Guidelines for the Measurement Regulations
19/02/2024
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has published a new Appendix 4 to the Guidelines for the Measurement Regulations.
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has published a new Appendix 4 to the Guidelines for the Measurement Regulations. This Appendix is a spreadsheet that can be used to submit an uncertainty budget for CO2 tax measurements to the Norwegian Offshore Directorate pursuant to Section 96 of the Measurement Regulations. The spreadsheet has been prepared in collaboration with the industry. An uncertainty budget for CO2 tax measurements must be submitted to the Norwegian Offshore Directorate on an annual basis by 1 March of the following year.
The Guidelines with appendices have been translated into English, with the exception of Appendix 4, which only exists in Norwegian.
The Norwegian version of the Guidelines for the Measurement Regulations with appendices can be found at Veiledninger - Sokkeldirektoratet (sodir.no):
21/01/2025
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted OMV (Norge) AS drilling permit for wellbore 35/6-6 in production licence 1109, cf. Section 13 of the Resource Management Regulations.
17/01/2025
Vår Energi ASA and its partners found gas in the “Elgol” prospect; however, preliminary estimates indicate that the discovery is not profitable given current price assumptions.
14/01/2025
In the 2024 awards in pre-defined areas (APA), 20 companies have been offered ownership interests in a total of 53 production licences on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS).
09/01/2025
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate's summary of activity on the Norwegian continental shelf in 2024 shows that gas production is higher than ever.
08/01/2025
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted DNO Norge AS drilling permit for wellbore 35/10-15 S in production licence 1182 S, cf. Section 13 of the Resource Management Regulations.
08/01/2025
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Aker BP ASA drilling permit for wellbore 6507/2-8 in production licence 942, cf. Section 13 of the Resource Management Regulations.
23/12/2024
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Vår Energi ASA drilling permit for wellbore7/1-3 in production licence 1090, cf. Section 13 of the Resource Management Regulations.
