The strike called off
05/06/2024 Starting Wednesday June 5th 23 employees in the Norwegian Offshore Directorate, that are members of the trade union Unio, are on strike. Update: On Wednesday morning, all employees are back to work as normal.
Update: The strike has ended and normal operations will resume as soon as it is practically possible.
The personnel on strike work across the directorate's areas of responsibility, and there will be reduced capacity in case processing, professional assessments, and communication of facts.
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Updated: 05/06/2024
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The Norwegian shelf is continuously developing
28/06/2024
Director General Torgeir Stordal shares his thoughts on the trends in activity on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) in the first half of 2024.
Gas discovery in the Barents Sea (7324/8-4)
28/06/2024
Aker BP and its partners have discovered gas in wildcat well 7324/8-4 (Hassel) in the Barents Sea, around 300 kilometres from the northern coast of Norway.
Found oil and gas in the North Sea (36/7-5 S, A, B and C)
27/06/2024
Vår Energi has made an oil and gas discovery in well 36/7-5 S “Cerisa” and sidetracks 36/7-5 A, B and C.
Nominated blocks for announcement on public consultation
26/06/2024
In connection with the first licensing round for mineral activities on the seabed, the Ministry of Energy has sent blocks nominated for announcement on a public consultation process.
Drilling permit for wellbore 34/10-A-48 E
26/06/2024
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Equinor Energy AS drilling permit for wellbore 34/10-A-48 E in production licence 050, cf. Section 13 of the Resource Management Regulations.
Drilling permit for wellbore 35/10-13 S
24/06/2024
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Equinor Energy AS drilling permit for wellbore 35/10-13 S in production licence 827 SB, cf. Section 13 of the Resource Management Regulations.
Six companies offered acreage for CO2 storage
20/06/2024
Six companies have been offered exploration licences to store CO2 in four areas in the North Sea.
Production figures May 2024
20/06/2024
Preliminary production figures for May 2024 show an average daily production of 1 932 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate.
Gas discovery in the Barents Sea (7324/6-2)
20/06/2024
Aker BP has made a gas discovery in exploration well 7324/6-2 – “Ferdinand nord” – in the Barents Sea.
Ensemble data: Call for feedback on guideline
19/06/2024
In 2023, a group under the FORCE umbrella drew up a guideline for sharing ensemble data in production licences. Now it’s time for a review.