Using a remotely operated underwater vehicle with an installed saw, researchers have acquired geological samples from the Jan Mayen Ridge this summer. The method is new – and the results provide new and useful knowledge. “This is the most fun thing I have done as a geologist!” says Robert W. Williams in the Norwegian Petroleum [...]
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has made its new continental shelf map available for download. The map, “The Norwegian Continental Shelf” shows all fields, discoveries, licensed area and area opened for exploration as of 20 June 2012. The map also provides an overview of all production licences on the Norwegian shelf. The entire map, or just [...]
In the early morning hours of 10 August, the vessel Nordic Explorer concluded the acquisition of 2D seismic around Jan Mayen. The operation has been underway since 5 June. A total of 9 470 kilometres (64 linjes) have been acquired in this area. The vessel has now completed its assignment for the NPD and has [...]
The vessel Artemis Atlantic has resumed acquisition of 2D seismic data as planned in the north-eastern part of the Barents Sea. A total of approx. 14 300 kilometres (about 40 lines) of seismic will be acquired in this area, and according to the plan, the work will continue until mid-October. The fist part of the [...]
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The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) today started seismic data acquisition in the Nordland IV and V areas in the northeastern Norwegian sea. The work is planned to last for one month. The Norwegian Parliament has tasked the NPD with mapping the seabed to gain knowledge regarding potential petroleum deposits in the area. Originally, the acquisition [...]
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In the early hours of 16 June, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate began acquiring two-dimensional (2D) seismic data in the northeast part of the Barents Sea. In all, approximately 14,300 kilometres (40 lines) of seismic data will be acquired in this area. The work will be carried out by the vessel Artemis Atlantic, and will continue [...]
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate, a governmental specialist directorate and administrative body, today released preliminary production figures for May 2012. Preliminary production figures for May 2012 indicate an average daily production of about 2 007 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate. This is 52 000 barrels per day (about 2.5 percent) less than in April [...]
Starting today, 5 June, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate will collect 2D seismic data off Jan Mayen. The collecting, which will be carried out by the vessel M/V Nordic Explorer, will continue until the beginning of August. According to the plan, a total of 9,200 kilometres (63 lines) of seismic data will be collected in this [...]
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The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate, a governmental specialist directorate and administrative body, today released preliminary production figures for April 2012. The figures indicate an average daily production of about 2 030 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate. This is 11 000 barrels less than in March 2012. Total gas sales were about 9.4 billion Sm3, [...]
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The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate on Friday granted Statoil Petroleum AS a drilling permit for wellbore 34/7-35 S, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations. Wellbore 34/7-35 S will be drilled from the Ocean Vanguard drilling rig at position 61°18’3.71”N and 2°12’18.88”E in Norwegian part of the North Sea, after completing drilling of wildcat well [...]
