System maintenance

1/23/2025 Factmaps and Factpages may be unstable Wednesday 29th of January. Maintenance will be done from 09:00 AM.

Below is a summary of changes. For full overview see changelogs for factpages and factmaps.

Factpages

  • Updated pageviews for:
    • Discovery
    • Field
    • Licence
  • Updated tableview for licence
  • Minor bugfixes

Factmaps and services

  • Factmaps in beta replaces current factmaps, new url is https://factmaps.sodir.no/map 
  • Old factmaps will still be available on https://factmaps.sodir.no/factmaps/3_0/ until May 2025.
  • New URL for all services under: https://factmaps.sodir.no/api/rest
    • UTM50 – https://factmaps.sodir.no/api/rest/services/Factmaps/FactMapsED50UTM 32/MapServer
    • WGS84 – https://factmaps.sodir.no/api/rest/services/Factmaps/FactMapsWGS84/MapServer
  • Old and new URLs for services will exist in parallel to May 2025. Same data content and no schema changes in new services compared to old services. Old services will be removed May 2025.
  • Factmaps "staging"-services will be avaliable until May 2025. New services are found under https://factmaps.sodir.no/api/rest
  • New datalayers in services and downloadable FGDB

Feedback can be reported to factweb@sodir.no

 

Contact

Ola Anders Skauby

Director Communication, public affairs and emergency response

Tel: +47 905 98 519

Updated: 1/24/2025

Latest news

Drilling permit for wellbore 35/6-7 S
7/13/2026 The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Vår Energi ASA drilling permit for wellbore 35/6-7 S in production licence 929.
Drilling permit for wellbore 25/8-24 S
7/13/2026 The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Vår Energi ASA drilling permit for wellbore 25/8-24 S in production licence 1203.
Drilling permit for wellbore 36/7-6 S
7/9/2026 The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Energi ASA drilling permit for wellbore 36/7-6 S in production licence 636.
Drilling permit for wellbore 6407/5-3 S
7/9/2026 The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Vår Energi ASA drilling permit for wellbore 6407/5-3 S in production licence 1002.
One krone invested in exploration generates a return of four kroner
7/7/2026 Exploration on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) is highly profitable. Over the past 25 years, capital invested in exploration has generated a fourfold return.
Subsurface clarity
7/2/2026 Everything was simpler before. The geologists observed a “bump”(dome) below the seabed, the rig took up position and drilled in the middle. Today, everything is more akin to computer games.
New public consultation – proposed changes to the Resource Management Regulations and the Regulations relating to documentation in connection with storage of CO2 on the shelf
7/2/2026 In the autumn of 2025, the Norwegian Offshore Directorate submitted proposed changes in two regulations for public consultation (the 2025 consultation), with 3 December 2025 as the deadline for comments.
Seminar on sub-basalt exploration
6/29/2026 Is it possible to explore for, and find, oil and gas under the basalt (a volcanic rock) on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS)?
Drilling permit for wellbore 30/8-7 S
6/29/2026 The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Equinor Energy AS drilling permit for wellbore 30/8-7 S in production licence 190.
Some of the wells that made a difference
6/24/2026 All exploration wells are important and special, say the geologists. But some are more important and special than others.