A/S Norske Shell holds a share in 11 active production licences on the Norwegian shelf and operates 3, most of them in the Norwegian Sea.
The 1 field it operates sold 8.69 million Sm³ of oil equivalents in the 12 months reported through August 2026, up 21% on the 12 months before. That is the fields' whole output, not the company's share of it.
As drilling operator it has 186 wellbores on file since 1968, 84 of them exploration; the latest was entered June 21, 2022.
Cores are on file from 63 of those wellbores and fluid samples from 23.
- 11
- active licences held
- 3
- operated
- 1
- fields operated · 3 more as partner
- 8.69
- mill Sm³ o.e. from operated fields, last 12 reported +21%
- 186
- wellbores drilled as operator · 84 exploration
- 63
- of them with cores on file
SODIR FACTPAGES · AS REGISTERED TODAY · PRODUCTION REPORTED THROUGH AUG 2026
Where it holds licences
- Norwegian Sea8 held · 2 operated
- North Sea3 held · 1 operated
Largest fields it operates
| Field | Its share | Field o.e., last 12 |
|---|---|---|
| Ormen Lange | 17.8134% | 8.69 |
MILLION SM³ O.E. · THE WHOLE FIELD, NOT THE COMPANY'S SHARE OF IT
Wellbores drilled by year
AS DRILLING OPERATOR · BY ENTRY YEAR · 37 SHALLOW AND SOIL WELLBORES NOT CHARTED
ExplorationDevelopment
On file from its wells
How many of the wellbores it drilled have each kind of material on file with the Directorate. Each opens that list.
Latest wellbores
BY ENTRY DATE
| Wellbore | Purpose | Field | Entered | TD, m | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6305/5-C-3 AH | Production | Ormen Lange | Jun 21, 2022 | 3,826 | Producing |
| 6305/7-D-4 H | Production | Ormen Lange | Mar 9, 2022 | 3,200 | Producing |
| 6305/5-C-3 H | Wildcat | — | Feb 18, 2022 | 4,632 | Plugged |
| 34/3-A-3 AH | Production | Knarr | Feb 27, 2020 | 5,300 | P&A |
| 6304/3-1 | Wildcat | — | Jul 7, 2018 | 3,642 | P&A |
| 34/5-2 S | Wildcat | — | May 31, 2018 | 3,711 | P&A |
In the Petroleum Register
LATEST 5 OF 145 MESSAGES NAMING IT · AS FILED, IN NORWEGIAN
The Petroleum Register is Norway's public record of rights in production licences. Every transfer of a share, change of operator, mortgage, extension, and lapse is entered there with its date. The Directorate publishes it in Norwegian only, so each entry is shown in its own words with a link to read it in English.
May 20, 2025 · Change of operator · DOC 19442
I forbindelse med oppretting av tillatelsen og manglende dokumentasjon, endres operatør fra A/S Norske Shell til OKEA ASA
Dec 23, 2024 · Transfer of a licence or a share in one · DOC 19042
A/S Norske Shell har overdratt sin 2.0274 % andel i tillatelsen til Petoro AS. Iht. skjøte er gjennomføringsdato 23.12.2024 og virkningsdato 01.01.2024
Apr 30, 2024 · PL 255 · Change of operator · DOC 18487
Operatørskapet er overført fra A/S Norske Shell til Equinor Energy AS, i henhold til vedtaksbrev fra Energidepartementet datert 11.03.2024, jf. petroleumsloven § 3-7.
Apr 30, 2024 · PL 255 · Transfer of a licence or a share in one · DOC 18486
A/S Norske Shell har overdratt sin 30 % andel i tillatelsen til Equinor Energy AS. Iht. skjøte er gjennomføringsdato 30.04.2024 og virkningsdato 01.01.2024.
May 15, 2023 · PL 209 BS · Change of operator · DOC 17877
Operatørskapet er overført fra Equinor Energy AS til A/S Norske Shell, i henhold til vedtaksbrev fra OED datert 7.6.2022, jf. petroleumsloven § 3-7 andre ledd, samt endringsavtale nr 1.
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About this data
Norwegian Offshore Directorate (Sodir) FactPages, mirrored nightly and used under the Norwegian Licence for Open Government Data (NLOD). Licences and shares are the current rows of each licence's and field's licensee history. Production is the saleable volume of the fields the company operates, the whole field, over the twelve months ending in the latest month any field has reported. Wellbores are those naming the company as drilling operator; a renamed or merged company is a separate record from its predecessor. Register messages are matched on the company's name.
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