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Maintenance of external services

2/22/2024 Tuesday, February 27th from 09:00 and throughout the day, there may be some downtime on factpages and factmaps due to upgrading and maintenance.

Factpages

Factmaps and services

  • Updated production method for REST-services. Content should not differ beyond reported changes here.
  • New table
  • Field_PDO_hst - overview of all PDOs, layer 518.
    o Layer 518, Field - PDO – History
  • Bug fixes
    • REST - Attribute wlbEwDesDeg corrected to wlbEwDecDeg, applies to layerID 201, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207
    • REST - Attribute FACTWAREHOUSE_DBO_BLOCK_AREA corrected to blcArea, applies to layerID 802
    • REST - Attribute blcMainAreamain_area to blcMainArea
    • REST - Attribute res_incl_in_disc_fact_page_url corrected to dscResInclInDiscoveryFactPageUrl, applies to layerID 503, 504, 505
    • REST - Attribute fixed_or_moveable corrected to wlbDrillingFacilityFixedOrMoveable, applies to layerID 201, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207
    • FGDB - Attribute fldNpdidField is available again in the Discovery table in downloadable file geodatabase
  • FGDB - Removed table in downloadable FGDB - utlyste_blk_tothist. replaced with licencing_activity_announced_hst in a previous update

Also, see Factmap – changelog that will be updated during the maintenance.

Contact

Ola Anders Skauby

Director Communication, public affairs and emergency response

Tel: +47 905 98 519

Updated: 2/22/2024

Latest news

Dry well in the North Sea (34/6-9 S)
11/11/2025 Equinor and its partners have drilled a dry well in the Snorre area in the North Sea.
Dry well in the North Sea (30/11-16 S)
11/7/2025 Aker BP and its partners have drilled a dry well in the Yggdrasil area in the North Sea.
Drilling permit for wellbore 7220/7-5
11/7/2025 The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Equinor Energy AS drilling permit for wellbore 7220/7-5 in production licence 532.
New CCS guidelines
11/3/2025 The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has drawn up guidelines explaining how to fulfil the requirements in Section 26 of the Regulations relating to documentation in connection with storage of CO2 on the Norwegian continental shelf.
New report about power from shore
10/29/2025 Power from shore as replacement for gas turbines has been the most important abatement to reduce greenhouse gases emissions offshore.
Drilling permit for wellbore 7018/5-2
10/29/2025 The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Equinor Energy AS drilling permit for wellbore 7018/5-2 in production licence 1236.
Drilling permit for wellbore 25/8-C-23 D
10/24/2025 The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Vår Energi ASA drilling permit for wellbore 25/8-C-23 D in production licence 027.
Production figures September 2025
10/21/2025 Preliminary production figures for September 2025 show an average daily production of 1 991 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate.
Public consultation – proposed changes to two regulations
10/2/2025 The Norwegian Offshore Directorate is submitting proposed changes to the Resource Management Regulations and the Regulations relating to documentation in connection with storage of CO2 on the shelf for public consultation.
Drilling permit for wellbore 35/8-8 S
10/2/2025 The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Harbour Energy Norge AS drilling permit for wellbore 35/8-8 S in production licence 248 LS og 248 B.