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Exploration seminar program finalised
10/09/2024
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate is organising an exploration seminar in Stavanger on 23-24 October. The agenda has now been announced.
Gas/condensate discovery in the Norwegian Sea (6406/2-L-2 H)
10/09/2024
Equinor and its partners have proven gas/condensate in development well 6406/2-L-2 H, 260 kilometres southwest of Brønnøysund.
Interest in exploration on the Norwegian continental shelf remains high
06/09/2024
The authorities have received applications from 21 companies in the Awards in predefined areas (APA) 2024. The deadline for applications was 3 September.
Six companies have applied for CO2 storage acreage
04/09/2024
The Ministry of Energy has received applications from six companies in connection with the announcement of an area in the North Sea for potential storage of CO2 on the Norwegian shelf.
Improved recovery award for creativity, perseverance and appetite for risk
27/08/2024
This year’s Improved Recovery Award goes to the licensees on the Valhall and Hod fields in the North Sea.
Inviting to a seminar on fracturing and stimulating reservoirs with low permeable zones
27/08/2024
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate invites interested parties to a seminar and panel debate on fracturing and stimulating reservoirs with low permeable zones on Tuesday, 1 October 2024 in our offices.
New sulphide deposit on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS)
23/08/2024
The Centre for Deep Sea Research at the University of Bergen (UiB) proved a new sulphide deposit on an expedition in the Norwegian Sea and the Greenland Sea this summer.
Gas discovery in the Norwegian Sea
23/08/2024
OMV and its partners have discovered gas in wildcat well 6605/6-1 S in the Norwegian Sea.
Visit us at ONS
22/08/2024
Are you attending ONS between August 26th and 29th? Drop by us at stand 8100 in hall 8!
Norway could be giving up the equivalent of nearly an entire government pension fund
21/08/2024
According to the Norwegian Offshore Directorate's projected scenarios leading up to 2050, the difference between high and low production of oil and gas can amount to nearly an entire government pension fund.