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Latest news
Gas discovery near the Johan Castberg field in the Barents Sea - (7220/5-4)
7/10/2025
Equinor Energy AS and its partners have made a gas discovery in the "Skred" prospect.
Drilling permit for wellbore 34/8-20 S and 34/8-20 A
7/9/2025
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Equinor Energy AS drilling permit for wellbore 34/8-20 S and 34/8-20 A in production licence 554 E.
Drilling permit for wellbore 31/4-A-15 B
6/30/2025
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted OKEA ASA drilling permit for wellbore 31/4-A-15 B in production licence 055.
Oil discovery near the Johan Castberg field in the Barents Sea (7220/7-CD-1H)
6/30/2025
Equinor and its partners have made an oil discovery in the "Drivis Tubåen" prospect.
Check out our key figures in new visualisations!
6/27/2025
Now you have a quick and easy way to extract key figures associated with petroleum activities on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) in an interactive dashboard.
Drilling permit for wellbore 6506/12-PB-3 H
6/26/2025
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Equinor Energy AS drilling permit for wellbore 6506/12-PB-3 H in production licence 094.
Dry well in the North Sea (25/11-30 S)
6/26/2025
Equinor and its partners have drilled a dry well on the «Lit» prospect in the North Sea.
Dry well in the Norwegian Sea (6405/7-4)
6/25/2025
Aker BP and its partners have drilled a dry well on the “Rondeslottet” prospect in the Norwegian Sea.
Drilling permit for wellbore 15/8-3 S
6/23/2025
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Equinor Energy AS drilling permit for wellbore 15/8-3 S in production licence 1137.
Production figures May 2025
6/20/2025
Preliminary production figures for May 2025 show an average daily production of 1 980 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate.