The resource accounts for 2019 are now available
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2/20/2020 The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate's estimate of total proven and unproven petroleum resources on the Norwegian continental shelf is about 15.7 billion standard cubic metres of oil equivalents.
This is 104 million more than as of 31 December 2018. Forty-eight per cent of the resources have been sold and delivered. About 48 per cent of the remaining resources have not yet been proven.
All you need to know about the resource accounts as of 31 December 2019.
Updated: 7/28/2020
Latest news
New Dashboard: Resource stats by company
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Our new Dashboard provides an overview of the licensees’ respective petroleum resources and reserves on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS).
Delineation of the “Zagato” oil discovery in the Barents Sea – 7122/8-4 S
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Dry well in the North Sea (34/6-9 S)
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Dry well in the North Sea (30/11-16 S)
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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
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New report about power from shore
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Drilling permit for wellbore 7018/5-2
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Drilling permit for wellbore 25/8-C-23 D
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The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Vår Energi ASA drilling permit for wellbore 25/8-C-23 D in production licence 027.