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Stay up to date with news from the Directorate
12/11/2024 Did you know that you can receive alerts about our news items straight to your inbox?
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.
Wants to open up tight reservoirs
01/10/2024 The Norwegian Offshore Directorate believes that new innovations within hydraulic fracturing should lead to the development of more discoveries in tight reservoirs. The Directorate is now challenging the industry to have a go at one of the largest puzzles of them all – the "Victoria" discovery in the Norwegian Sea.
Did you know that you can order the NCS map?
25/09/2024 The map shows all fields, discoveries, licensed area and area opened for exploration on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) . It also provides an overview of all production licences.