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NEW ORGANISATION AT THE NORWEGIAN OFFSHORE DIRECTORATE
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate is implementing a new organisation. "The Directorate&#...
CO2 STORAGE ON THE NORWEGIAN SHELF COULD BECOME A NEW INDUSTRY
Friday, 7 February marked the christening of the Northern Pioneer, a ship that will transport...
APA 2024: 20 COMPANIES OFFERED OWNERSHIP INTERESTS
In the 2024 awards in pre-defined areas (APA), 20 companies have been offered ownership inter...
NORWAY REPORTS RECORD-HIGH GAS PRODUCTION IN 2024
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate's summary of activity on the Norwegian continental shelf i...
NO RECORDED COLLISIONS BETWEEN FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND TURBINE AND BIRDS
For more than two years, the floating offshore wind turbine TetraSpar at METCentre off the coast ...
NOD ANALYSIS OF EXPLORATION ACTIVITY OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS
A Norwegian Offshore Directorate analysis of exploration activity over the last 20 years (2004-20...
INTEREST IN EXPLORATION ON THE NCS REMAINS HIGH
Kunna, in the far south of Salten, is a modern shallow marine depositional environment, where...
SIX COMPANIES APPY FOR CO2 STORAGE ACREAGE ON THE NORWEGIAN SHELF
The Ministry of Energy has received applications from six companies in connection with the announ...
NEW SULPHIDE DEPOSIT ON THE NORWEGIAN CONTINENTAL SHELF
The new deposit is located in 1175 metres of water. (Photo: Centre for Deep Sea Research /&AE...
NORWAY HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR CONTINUED EXPLORATION
According to the Norwegian Offshore Directorate's projected scenarios leading up to 2050, the...
Q&A: TRENDS IN ACTIVITY ON THE NORWEGIAN CONTINENTAL SHELF
Director General Torgeir Stordal shares his thoughts on the trends in activity on the Norwegi...
SIX COMPANIES OFFERED ACREAGE IN NORWAY FOR CO2 STORAGE
Six companies have been offered exploration licences to store CO2 in four areas in the North Sea....
ANNOUNCING THREE AREAS RELATED TO CO2-STORAGE ON THE NCS
The Ministry of Energy today announced three areas in the Norwegian North Sea for companies to ap...
MANY NEW MUD VOLCANOS DISCOVERED IN THE WESTERN BARENTS SEA
ROV photo showing fresh mud (light grey) that has recently run out over older seabed (darker ...
APA AREAS IN THE BARENTS SEA EXPANDED
The announced APA area in the Barents Sea has been expanded with 34 blocks, featuring good covera...
APA 2024 ANNOUNCED
Kunna, furthest south in Salten, modern shallow marine depositional environment, where the be...
NOD: EIGHT COMPANIES APPLY FOR CO2 STORAGE ACREAGE
The Norwegian Ministry of Energy has received applications from eight companies in connection wit...
NOD: INVITATION TO NOMINATE BLOCKS FOR MINERAL ACTIVITIES ON THE SEABED
In a letter of 29 April, the Norwegian Offshore Directorate invited players to nominate blocks in...
NORWEGIAN OFFSHORE DIRECTORATE PUBLISHES NEW DEEP SEA DATA
In June 2022, the Norwegian Offshore Directorate published data collected up to 2022. The Directo...
THE FUTURE IN THE BARENTS SEA IS HERE NOW
Torgeir Stordal at the Barents Sea conference. (Photo: Kjersti Dahle/The Norwegian Offshore D...
JOINT DECLARATION ON COOPERATION TO SECURE CRITICAL SUBSEA INFRASTRUCTURE
Norway and five other North Sea countries have signed a joint declaration on cooperation to prote...
HIGH PRICE TO PAY FOR HALTING EXPLORATION FOR OIL AND GAS
Stopping exploration activity on the Norwegian shelf will accelerate the scale-down of the oil an...
NORWEGIAN AUTHORITIES ANNOUNCE TWO AREAS FOR CO2 STORAGE
The Ministry of Energy announces two areas in the North Sea for applications related to CO2 injec...
APA 2023: 24 COMPANIES OFFERED OWNERSHIP INTERESTS
The photo shows Edge Island with outcropping Triassic source rock of the Steinkobbe-/Botnehei...
NORWEGIAN SHELF ACTIVITY IN 2023
2023 was an active year on the Norwegian shelf. 92 fields were in operation at year-end, 27 proje...
NORWEGIAN SHELF OPENED FOR MINERAL ACTIVITY
A section of a sulphide sample, obtained during an expedition to the Mohns Ridge in the Norwe...
EJF OPPOSE NORWAY'S DEEP-SEA MINING DECISION
The Labour-led parliament in Norway has today partnered with two opposition parties, the majo...
NPD CHANGES NAME TO NORWEGIAN OFFSHORE DIRECTORATE
The name change reflects that the Directorate has been tasked with additional responsibilitie...
NPD HIGHLIGHT THE GAS BANK IN THE BARENTS SEA
Analyses show that the Barents Sea contains significant resources, probably more gas than oil. Wh...
NPD HIGHLIGHTS POTENTIAL IN TIGHT RESERVOIRS
There are vast proven gas resources on the Norwegian shelf which are currently without developmen...
UNITED CLUSTERS CAN TAKE A BLUE QUANTUM LEAP
Marianne Lefdal (CGG), Jan-Dagfinn Lund (CCB), Kai Stoltz (GCE Ocean Technology), Arne Eik (E...
NORWEGIAN PETROLEUM DIRECTORATE CONFIRMS NAME CHANGE
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) is changing its name to the Norwegian Offshore Director...
NPD ANNOUNCES FIRST OFFSHORE WIND DATA SETS AVAILABLE IN DISKOS
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has collected and prepared the first data sets for offs...
THE NPD IS RELEASING EVEN MORE DATA TO THE PUBLIC
Elin Aabø, acting project manager for Diskos. (Photo: Arne Bjørøen) A...
NPD AND THE PETROLEUM SAFETY AUTHORITY ARE CHANGING THEIR NAMES
Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre breaks the news to the employees in Stavanger. (Photo:...
NPD RELEASES NEW EDITION OF THE CONTINENTAL SHELF MAP
The most recent version of the NCS map is now available. The photo shows a section of the map...
APA 2023 ATTRACTS BIDS FROM 25 COMPANIES
The photo shows Edge Island with outcropping Triassic source rock of the Steinkobbe-/Botnehei...
STATFJORD ØST SET FOR IMPROVED RECOVERY
Image source: Equinor The licensees in Statfjord Øst have received consent to use n...
NORWAY SET TO CONTINUE DELIVERING OIL AND GAS FOR MANY YEARS
Director General Torgeir Stordal was among the introductory speakers at the Roundtable confer...
NORWAY STRENGTHEN’S ROLE AS A STABLE ENERGY SUPPLIER TO EUROPE
A high activity level contributes to strengthening Norway’s role as a safe and stable energ...
NORWEGIAN GOVERNMENT GREEN LIGHT FOR SEABED MINERAL ACTIVITY
The Norwegian government proposes to open parts of the Norwegian continental shelf for commercial...
NPD APPOINTS NEW DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY, ANALYSIS AND COEXISTENCE
Kjersti Dahle has been appointed director of the main area Technology, analysis and coexistence (...
NEW REPORTS HIGHLIGHTS BENEFITS OF NPD DATA
The Johan Sverdrup field was initially discovered by Lundin in 2010, who combined old seismic...
NOT ENOUGH EXPLORATION IN THE BARENTS SEA
Director General Torgeir Stordal spoke optimistically on behalf of the Barents Sea during the...
PIONEERING DIGITAL EFFORT FOR INCREASED VALUE CREATION ON THE NCS
Fridtjof Riis, senior geologist in NPD. Photo: Arne Bjørøen The Norwegian Pe...
NPD IDENTIFY 20 AREAS SUITABLE FOR OFFSHORE WIND
A broadly composed group in the Directorate has identified 20 areas on the Norwegian shelf that c...
STORDAL TO CONTINUE AS DIRECTOR GENERAL AT NPD
Today, Torgeir Stordal was appointed as Director General of the Norwegian Petroleum Directora...
FIVE COMPANIES HAVE APPLIED FOR CO2 STORAGE ACREAGE ON THE NORWEGIAN SHELF
The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (MPE) has received applications from five companie...
SIX COMPANIES APPLY FOR CO2 STORAGE ACREAGE ON THE NORWEGIAN SHELF
The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (MPE) has received applications from six companies...
ACREAGE FOR CO2 STORAGE ON THE NORWEGIAN CONTINENTAL SHELF
On 11 of January 2023, the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy announced an area for CO2 storage pur...
25 COMPANIES OFFERED OWNERSHIP INTERESTS IN APA 2022
On 10 January 2023, 25 companies were offered ownership interests in a total of 47 production lic...
A POWERHOUSE IN THE CLUSTER
Through cluster collaboration, we gain crucial knowledge on what we should research. These are...
NPD: SHARING DATA FROM OLDER WELLS
Production and injection data from older wellbores is now available in Diskos. Historical prod...
NPD REPORTS PRODUCTION FIGURES SEPTEMBER 2022
Preliminary production figures for September 2022 show an average daily production of 1 832 000 b...
NORWAY: TWO COMPANIES OFFERED ACREAGE TO STORE CO2
Today, two companies have been offered exploration permits for CO2 storage in an acreage in the N...
LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR OFFSHORE WIND
Earlier this year, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate was tasked with conducting subsurface surv...
THE NPD RELEASES GEOCHEMICAL DATA
Geochemical data from the Norwegian Sea and the Barents Sea are now available via the NPD’s...
EARTH SCIENCE ANALYTICS DATA FROM OLD WELLS IS NOW AVAILABLE
Data from the analysis project that Earth Science Analytics carried out on assignment from the No...
CGG BECOMES A GCE OCEAN TECHNOLOGY CLUSTER PARTNER
Marianne Lefdal, Norway Country Manager for CGG and board member at GCE Ocean Technology with...
PRESTIGIOUS UN POST FOR HARALD BREKKE
Harald Brekke (right) has been elected to CLCS for five years. Here he is joined by Terje Aal...
SNORRE - IS THE GLASS HALF-EMPTY OR HALF-FULL?
Thanks to various measures, recoverable resources on Snorre have almost tripled compared with...
ANNOUNCEMENT OF AWARDS IN PREDEFINED AREAS (APA) 2022
Fossil dinoflagellate (microplankton) of Late Cretaceous age, approximately 75 million years....
THREE COMPANIES OFFERED ACREAGE TO STORE CO2 OFFSHORE NORWAY
On 5 April 2022, three companies were offered exploration licences to store CO2 in two areas ...
NORWEGIAN OIL AND GAS EXPECTS HIGH AND STABLE INVESTMENT ON THE NCS
Total investment for 2022 is estimated at NOK 174 billion, down by six per cent from 2021 measure...
NPD HIGHLIGHTS 200 STATUS REPORTS ON FACTPAGES
Illustration photo: John Schnobrich, Unsplash Over the past year, more than 200 status rep...
NPD: NORWAY PRODUCTION INCREASED IN DECEMBER
Preliminary production figures for December 2021 show an average daily production of 2 108 000 ba...
RECORD-HIGH REVENUES FROM THE NORWEGIAN SHELF SET TO CONTINUE
The combination of high production of oil and gas from a total of 94 fields, significant demand a...
FIVE COMPANIES WANT TO STORE CO2 ON THE NORWEGIAN CONTINENTAL SHELF
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has received applications from five companies in connect...
NOK 160 MILLION FOR NEW NATIONAL PETROLEUM CENTRES
The Research Council of Norway has announced that two new national petroleum centres will rec...
THE SHELF IN 2021: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE ON THE NORWEGIAN SHELF
Each year in January, NPD host "The Shelf" event, which is a presentation of the pr...
NPD STEPS UP EFFORTS TO DEVELOP AND UTILISE NEW TECHNOLOGY
Åsgard subsea compression. Illustration: Equinor Technology has been very important ...
NPD RELEASE AUGUST PRODUCTION FIGURES
Preliminary production figures for August 2021 show an average daily production of 2 114 000 barr...
CONTINUED SIGNIFICANT INTEREST IN EXPLORATION IN MATURE AREAS IN APA 2021
The photo shows karstified (dissolved) marble at Liland in Evenes municipality. The Norweg...
NORWAY HIGHLIGHTS AREAS RELATED TO CO2 STORAGE
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy announces two areas for applications related to injection an...
NORWAY'S OIL PRODUCTION IN JUNE FALLS BELOW NPD FORECAST
Preliminary production figures for June 2021 show an average daily production of 1,883,000 barrel...
HIGH ACTIVITY LEVEL ON THE NORWEGIAN SHELF
The activity level on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) has been high in the first six mo...
NPD GEOBANK RE-OPENING
Once again, the Geobank is available for viewing core samples and extracting samples for studies....
EQUINOR COMPLETES NORWEGIAN NORTH SEA WILDCAT WELL
Equinor, operator of production licence 785 S, has concluded the drilling of wildcat well 31/11-1...
TECHNOLOGY UNLOCKS NEW INSIGHT FROM OLD WELLS
The map on the left shows all the wells included in the study. The one on the right shows wel...
NORWAY RELINQUISHMENT REPORTS SUBMITTED AFTER 1 JANUARY 2021 BECOME AVAILABLE
A new regulation for status reports (also called relinquishment reports) came into force 1 Januar...
7 COMPANIES OFFERED OWNERSHIP INTERESTS ON THE NORWEGIAN SHELF
Seven companies have received offers of ownership interests in a total of four production license...
NPD RELEASES MORE PROGNOSIS AND RESULT DATA FROM WILDCAT WELLS
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate is releasing prognosis and result data from wildcat wells...
NORWAY ANNOUNCES AWARDS IN PREDEFINED AREAS (APA) 2021
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy announced APA 2021 on 9 June 2021, encompassing the predefin...
NORWEGIAN PETROLEUM INDUSTRY REPRESENTS JOBS FOR THE FUTURE
The low number of applicants for petroleum-oriented studies has attracted attention and sparked d...
NPD GRANTS ACCESS TO QUALITY-ASSURED GEOCHEMICAL DATABASE FOR THE NORTH SEA
Tobias Pfeifer and Hans Stokka works with FactPages and FactMaps at the NPD. Several diffe...
SEVEN COMPANIES APPLY IN NORWAY 25TH LICENSING ROUND
Seven companies have applied for production licenses in the 25th licensing round on the Norwegian...
NPD LAUNCHES NEW SYSTEM FOR REPORTING GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has launched a new system for reporting geophysical surve...
PLENTY OF OIL AND GAS REMAINS ON THE NORWEGIAN SHELF
In the updated Resource Accounts, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate projects that there are 8 b...
THE NORWEGIAN SHELF 2020 - HIGH ACTIVITY AND SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS
Activity on the Norwegian continental shelf last year remained at a high level, despite the ongoi...
NPD INTRODUCES TEN NEW MANAGERS
Ten of the eleven level-two executives in the NPD’s new organization are now in place. ...
NORWAY ANNOUNCES 25TH LICENSING ROUND
The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has announced the 25th licensing round on the Norw...
SUBSTANTIAL REMAINING RESOURCES IN ALL AREAS ACCORDING TO NPD NEW RESOURCE RE...
Substantial remaining resources in all areas according to NPD new resource report Exploration ac...
MATURING A CO2 STORAGE SITE IN THE NORTH SEA BASIN
This year a new milestone was reached for CO2 storage in the North Sea basin. The first explorati...
NPD RELEASES UPDATED GUIDELINES FOR PRODUCTION PERMIT APPLICATIONS
The revised guidelines for production permit applications are now ready for use. The update is pa...
NPD CONDUCTS NEW PIONEERING SEARCH FOR SEABED MINERALS
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has conducted another search for seabed minerals &ndash...
NPD TO HIRE TEN MANAGERS
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) is continuing its work to phase out the rotation scheme...
NORWAY: CONTINUED SIGNIFICANT INTEREST IN EXPLORATION IN MATURE AREAS IN APA ...
The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has received a large number of applications from 3...
NPD RELEASES PRODUCTION FIGURES FOR JULY 2020
Preliminary production figures for July 2020 show an average daily production of 2 062 000 barrel...
EQUINOR GRANTED PERMIT FOR WILDCAT WELL 34/11-24 S
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Equinor Energy AS a drilling permit for well 6407...
INTERIM REPORT HIGHLIGHTS RISING ACTIVITY ON THE NORWEGIAN SHELF
In the first half of 2020, activity on the Norwegian shelf has been characterised by the corona s...
THREE FINALISTS NOMINATED FOR IOR AWARD 2020
Three finalists have been nominated for the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate’s IOR award for...
NPD INTRODUCES NEW SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM
The six directors who will make up the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate’s senior management ...
NORWAY LAUNCHES APA 2020 OFFSHORE LICENSING ROUND
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy today announced APA 2020, encompassing the predefined areas ...
NPD EXPEDITION EXPLORES MINERALS FROM THE DEEP
An expedition by the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has been where no one has gone before. 3...
NORTHERN LIGHTS ALLIANCE SUBMITS PDO FOR THE FIRST CO2 STORAGE PROJECT ON THE...
The Northern Lights Alliance, with operator Equinor and partners Shell and Total, has submitted a...
MORE THAN 6.5 KILOMETRES OF HIGH-QUALITY GEOLOGY PUBLISHED BY NPD
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has recently published high resolution core images of 94 so-c...
NORWAY EXPLORATION ACTIVITY REDUCED BUT PRODUCTION IS MAINTAINED FOR NOW
Exploration activity on the Norwegian shelf has been reduced, and production will be maintained f...
NORWEGIAN MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND ENERGY LAUNCHES APA 2020
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy proposes to include 36 new blocks in this year's licensi...
NPD PROVIDES DETAILS OF 2019 YEAR-END PETROLEUM RESOURCES
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate's estimate of total proven and unproven petroleum resourc...
DEVELOPMENTS ON THE SHELF – WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED?
The Martin Linge field in the North Sea. Photo: Equinor To what extent are development pro...
LICENCE SHARES OFFERED TO 28 COMPANIES IN APA 2019
28 companies have been offered ownership interests in a total of 69 production licences on the No...
NPD REVIEWS POSITIVE YEAR ON THE NORWEIGAN SHELF
"Value creation is the driving force behind the work we do", the Director General, ...
EVENT: TOGETHER FOR 50 YEARS ON THE NORWEGIAN SHELF
50 years have passed since the first commercial discovery of oil on the Norwegian shelf. To mark ...
NORWEGIAN PETROLEUM DIRECTORATE APPOINTS INGRID SØLVBERG AS NEW DIRECTOR GENERAL
Ingrid Sølvberg will take over the post of director general of the Norwegian Pet...
NPD ANNOUNCES GO-AHEAD FOR NEW FACILITY ON VALHALL
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted consent to start up the Valhall West Flank facili...
ACTIVITY REMAINS HIGH ON THE NORWEGIAN SHELF
Even after more than 50 years, the Norwegian shelf still holds vast opportunities. More ...
NPD COMPLETES SUCCESSFUL DATA ACQUISITION EXPEDITION ON THE MOHNS RIDGE IN TH...
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has just completed a successful data acquisition expedi...
CONTINUED SIGNIFICANT INTEREST IN EXPLORATION IN MATURE AREAS IN APA 2019
Authorities in Norway have received applications from 33 companies in the Awards in Predefined Ar...
NEW REPORT ON NORWEGIAN PETROLEUM ACTIVITY IN THE HIGH NORTH
This week the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate presented the report Petroleum Activity in the...
RECORD LICENCE AWARDS IN APA 2018
33 companies have been offered ownership interests in a total of 83 production licences on the No...
NEW PLAN WILL INCREASE RECOVERY FROM GULLFAKS
A new, amended Plan for development and operation (PDO) describes the next phase in production fr...
NORWAY WANTS DEPOSITS IN THE ARCTIC CROSS-BORDER WITH THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Norway will claim a share in the oil and gas fields discovered by Russia on the border of countri...
THE SHELF IN 2018 - BARELY HALFWAY THROUGH THE NORWEGIAN OIL AND GAS STORY
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate’s forecasts show that, after a minor decline in 2019, o...
FACES OF TRANSPARENCY
Rob Pitman works as a governance officer for NRGI, where he leads organisational advocacy and...
THE NORWEGIAN PETROLEUM DIRECTORATE HAS FOUND NEW DEEP SEA MINERAL DEPOSITS
Mapping area (red square) in the central part of the Mohn ridge in the Norwegian Sea. The map...
ONS DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD TO BENTE NYLAND
Director General Bente Nyland has received the ONS Distinguished Service Award 2018 for her s...
A STRENGTHENED NATIONAL POWERHOUSE FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN NORWAY
Some of Norway’s largest companies are joining forces in establishing a national powerhouse...
NORWEGIAN PETROLEUM DIRECTORATE MAPS DEEP SEA MINERAL DEPOSITS
The area where the mapping will take place is indicated by a yellow square on the map, which ...
NPD HIGHLIGHTS IMPRESSIVE DEVELOPMENT AND EXPLORATION ACTIVITY ON THE NORWEGI...
An impressive 20 development projects are currently under way on the Norwegian Shelf, and 13 expl...
STILL PLENTY OF DISCOVERIES TO BE MADE ON THE NORWEGIAN SHELF
Today, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) will be publishing the 2018 Resource Report for ...
NPD REPORTS 12 PRODUCTION LICENCES OFFERED TO 11 COMPANIES IN THE 24TH LICENS...
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has offered 12 new production licences to 11 companies in th...
THREE IOR PRIZE FINALISTS SELECTED AHEAD OF ONS OIL CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION...
The jury has arrived at three finalists for this years IOR prize. The winner will be announced at...
NPD ANNOUNCES AWARDS IN PREDEFINED AREAS 2018 (APA 2018)
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has 9 May 2018 announced the APA 2018, comprising the predef...
75 NEW PRODUCTION LICENCES IN APA 2017
34 companies will be offered a total of 75 new production licences on the Norwegian continental s...