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Greenland Opens Offshore Areas for Drilling
Greenland's government is opening up three new offshore areas for exploration.
7:00 PM EST | November 04, 2020
NPD Grants Lundin Permit for Appraisal Well Offshore Norway
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate grants Lundin Norway AS a drilling permit for well 7219/12-1 A, located offshore Norway in production license 533.
7:00 PM EST | January 19, 2017
Aker BP Makes North Sea Find
Aker BP ASA, operator of production license 442, has encountered oil at well 25/2-18 S, offshore Norway, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate announced Friday.
7:00 PM EST | December 22, 2016
Norwegian Production Rises
Norwegian production rose in November, according to preliminary production figures from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate.
7:00 PM EST | December 20, 2016
Norwegian Production Drops 18% Month-on-Month
Output from the Norwegian Continental Shelf in September decreases by 344,000 barrels per day, or approximately 18%, compared to figures in August.
8:00 PM EST | October 17, 2016
Norwegian Production Decreasing
Norwegian production is decreasing according to preliminary production figures from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate.
8:00 PM EST | September 19, 2016
NPD Grants Statoil Lifetime Extension for Gullfaks B
The NPD grants Statoil permission to use the B platform on the Gullfaks field in the North Sea until January 1, 2036, which corresponds to the length of the production license.
8:00 PM EST | August 24, 2016
NPD Launches Tender Competition to Increase Production Influence
The NPD launches a tender competition in a bid to become a bigger driving force in the development of discoveries and improved recovery measures from producing fields.
8:00 PM EST | August 22, 2016
Norway Records Highest Monthly Output in 5 Years
Norway records its largest monthly oil production volume in 5 years in July, according to preliminary production figures from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate.
8:00 PM EST | August 16, 2016
NPD Processing Development Plan for Utgard Discovery
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate is processing the development plan for the Utgard discovery in the North Sea, after receiving the plan for development and operation Aug. 9.
8:00 PM EST | August 10, 2016
NPD Grants Wintershall Drilling Permit Offshore Norway
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate grants Wintershall Norge AS a drilling permit for well 35/11-20 B, located in production license 248 F.
8:00 PM EST | August 08, 2016
NPD To Sell NCS 3D Seismic Data
The NPD will sell 3D seismic data covering Block 31/5, and a small part of Block 31/4, as part of a project to make data easily accessible to the industry in all phases of activities on the NCS.
8:00 PM EST | July 11, 2016
NPD Grants Wintershall Drilling Permit Offshore Norway
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate grants Wintershall Norge AS a drilling permit for well 35/11-20 A, located in production license 248 F offshore Norway.
8:00 PM EST | July 05, 2016
NPD Grants Faroe Petroleum Drilling Permit for Well 31/7-1 A
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Faroe Petroleum Norge AS a drilling permit for well 31/7-1 A, located offshore Norway.
8:00 PM EST | June 20, 2016
NPD Grants Det Norske North Sea Drilling Permit
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate grants Det norske oljeselskap ASA a drilling permit for well 25/10-15 S, located in production license 626 offshore Norway.
8:00 PM EST | June 16, 2016
Norwegian Production Figures Decline M-O-M
Norway's total oil and gas production declines month-on-month, according to preliminary figures from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD).
8:00 PM EST | June 16, 2016
NPD Grants Lundin Drilling Permit for Lundin Norway
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate grants Lundin Norway AS a drilling permit for well 7220/11-3 AR, located offshore Norway in production license 609.
8:00 PM EST | June 08, 2016
Norway Strike Threat Increases as Parties Fail to Find Agreement
The threat of strike action among 6,000 oil service worker employees in Norway increases as unions and energy company representatives fail to settle wage disputes.
8:00 PM EST | June 07, 2016
NPD Grants ENGIE Drilling Permit Offshore Norway
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate grants ENGIE E&P Norge AS a drilling permit for well 36/7-4, located offshore Norway in production license 636.
8:00 PM EST | June 06, 2016
Norwegian Production Rises
Norway's production levels are increasing, according to preliminary production figures from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate.
8:00 PM EST | May 19, 2016
NPD Grants Wintershall Drilling Permit for North Sea Well
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate grants Wintershall Norge AS a drilling permit for wellbore 35/11-19 S, located in production license 248 F in the North Sea.
8:00 PM EST | May 12, 2016
NPD Grants Statoil Drilling Permit for North Sea Well
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate grants Statoil Petroleum AS a drilling permit for well 30/11-13, located in in the North Sea.
8:00 PM EST | April 18, 2016
Norwegian Production Levels Dip from February to March
Preliminary production figures for March 2016 show a slight dip in Norway's output level from February to March, according to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate.
8:00 PM EST | April 14, 2016
NPD: Undiscovered Resources Could Provide Oil, Gas Production for Decades
The total remaining resources on the Norwegian shelf can provide "a basis for oil and gas production for decades to come", according to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate.
8:00 PM EST | April 13, 2016
NPD Grants Det Norske Drilling Permit for Well 16/1-26 A
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate grants Det norske oljeselskap AS a drilling permit for well 16/1-26 A, located offshore Norway.
8:00 PM EST | April 13, 2016
Norway Launches APA 2016 Licensing Round
The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy launches the APA (Awards in Predefined Areas) 2016 licensing round.
8:00 PM EST | March 16, 2016
Norwegian Production Increases in February
Preliminary figures show a slight increase in production in Norway during February, according to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate.
8:00 PM EST | March 16, 2016
NPD Grants Wintershall Drilling Permit in PL 248
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate grants Wintershall Norge AS a drilling permit for well 35/8-6 S, which is located in production license 248 offshore Norway.
8:00 PM EST | March 13, 2016
NPD Grants Statoil 2 Drilling Permits Offshore Norway
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate grants Statoil Petroleum AS a drilling permit for well 30/11-11 S and well 30/11-11 B, offshore Norway in production license 035.
7:00 PM EST | March 10, 2016
NPD Increases Petroleum Resource Estimate of NCS
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate increases its estimate of total discovered and undiscovered petroleum resources on the Norwegian shelf.
7:00 PM EST | February 24, 2016
Norwegian Production Sees Slight Drop in January
Norwegian production fell slightly in January 2016, compared to December last year, according to preliminary output figures from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate.
7:00 PM EST | February 18, 2016
NPD: Norwegian Production on the Rise
Norwegian output is on the rise according to the latest preliminary production figures from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate.
7:00 PM EST | January 14, 2016
NPD: Cost Reductions, Efficiency Required for Profitability on NCS
Cost reductions and improved efficiency will be required to ensure continued high activity and future profitability on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, according to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate.
7:00 PM EST | January 13, 2016
NPD Grants Wintershall Norway AS Drilling Permit for Well 7224/2-1
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate grants Wintershall Norway AS a drilling permit for wellbore 7224/2-1, located in production license 611.
7:00 PM EST | December 20, 2015
Norwegian Production Decreasing
Norway's production levels are decreasing, according to preliminary figures from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate.
7:00 PM EST | December 17, 2015
Wintershall Makes Minor Oil Discovery in North Sea
Wintershall Norge AS makes a minor oil discovery near the Vega Sor field in the north-eastern North Sea.
7:00 PM EST | December 09, 2015
NPD Grants Lundin Drilling Permit for Well 16/4-10
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate grants Lundin Norway AS a drilling permit for well 16/4-10, located in production license 544 offshore Norway.
7:00 PM EST | November 29, 2015
Statoil Makes Minor Discovery in North Sea
Statoil Petroleum AS makes a minor gas/oil/condensate discovery at exploration well 34/8-16 S in the North Sea.
7:00 PM EST | November 19, 2015
Norwegian Production Rises
Norwegian output rises for the first time in 4 months in October, according to preliminary figures from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate.
7:00 PM EST | November 12, 2015
NPD Grants Start-up Consents for North Sea Oil, Gas Pipelines
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate grants start-up consents for the Edvard Grieg oil pipeline and the Utsira High gas pipeline, which will serve the Edvard Grieg and Ivar Aasen fields in the North Sea.
7:00 PM EST | November 05, 2015
NPD Commissions Study on Unmanned Wellhead Platforms
A new study will look into the benefits and disadvantages of unmanned wellhead platforms (UWP) after the NPD calls for UWPs to be considered more often as an alternative to subsea tie-backs.
8:00 PM EST | October 22, 2015
Norwegian Production Dips to Lowest 2015 Level
Norwegian output hit its lowest 2015 level in September, with preliminary figures showing an average daily production of around 1.864 million barrels of oil, NGL and condensate.
8:00 PM EST | October 13, 2015
Repsol Drills Dry Well in Norwegian Sea
Wildcat well 6306/5-2, located in the Repsol Norge AS operated production license 642, has come up dry.
8:00 PM EST | October 12, 2015
Norway's Production Rises YOY
Norway's average daily production of oil, NGL and condensate increases year-on-year to 1.91 million barrels in August 2015, from 1.84 million barrels in August 2014.
8:00 PM EST | September 15, 2015
Shell Drills Dry Well in Norwegian Sea
Norske Shell drills a dry well near the Draugen field in the Norwegian Sea.
8:00 PM EST | September 13, 2015
Lundin Granted Drilling Permit in PL609
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Lundin Norway a drilling permit for well 7220/11-3 A, which is located in production license 609.
8:00 PM EST | September 09, 2015
Lundin Granted Drilling Permit for North Sea Well
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate grants Lundin Norway AS a drilling permit for exploration well 16/1-25 S, located in the central part of the North Sea.
8:00 PM EST | September 08, 2015
Statoil Hits Oil in Northern North Sea
Statoil makes an oil discovery at wildcat well 30/9-27 S, located in production license 104 in the northern North Sea.
8:00 PM EST | September 03, 2015
Premier Oil Comes Up Dry in North Sea Well
Premier Oil Norge, the operator of production license 539, has come up dry in exploration well 3/7-10 S in the southern section of the North Sea.
8:00 PM EST | September 02, 2015
NPD Grants Statoil Drilling Permit in North Sea
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate grants Statoil Petroleum AS a drilling permit for well 25/11-28, located in the central part of the North Sea in production license 169.
8:00 PM EST | August 26, 2015