Stay up to date with news from the Directorate

Eli-og-Omar-1920x1080

Colleagues Eli Bjørkum and Omar Ali encourage you to sign up for the news alert.

12/11/2024 Did you know that you can receive alerts about our news items straight to your inbox?

You can subscribe to news alerts in one or more of five different categories:

  • Exploration drilling results
  • Drilling permits
  • Production figures
  • General news
  • FactPages and FactMaps – technical information

We regularly publish exploration drilling results and drilling permits, while production figures are published once a month, around the 20th.

Our general news varies from information about topics such as awards in pre-defined areas (APA), new data sets and consultation processes – to technical articles, vacant positions and events.

By subscribing to the category "FactPages and FactMaps – technical information", you’ll get a heads-up when we update databases, perform maintenance and experience downtime on our FactPages and FactMaps.

Subscribe to our news alerts

 

Contact
postboks@sodir.no

Tel: +47 51 87 60 00

Updated: 12/11/2024

Latest news

Improved NCS map
21/02/2025 The Norwegian Offshore Directorate’s FactMaps have been upgraded, making it easier to use the service.
Dry well in the Norwegian Sea (6306/6-3 S)
21/02/2025 Aker BP ASA and its partners have drilled a dry well in the “Bounty Updip” prospect in the Norwegian Sea.
Minor increase in oil and gas resources on the NCS
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.
Production figures January 2025
20/02/2025 Preliminary production figures for January 2025 show an average daily production of 1 990 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate.
Drilling permit for wellbore 7220/7-CD-1 H
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.
CO2 storage on the Norwegian shelf could become a new industry
07/02/2025 Last year, more licences were granted for storing CO2 on the Norwegian continental shelf than ever before.
Dry well in the North Sea (35/6-5 S)
06/02/2025 Aker BP ASA and its partners have drilled a dry well in the “Njargasas” prospect in the North Sea.
Consultation – proposed new Regulation on data collection and documentation for mineral activities on the continental shelf
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.
Drilling permit for wellbore 7/1-4 S
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.
Dry well in the Norwegian Sea (6305/10-1)
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.