NORWAY · LICENCES · NPDID 1032979
Production licence 255
Production licence 255 was granted May 12, 2000 in round 16 in the Norwegian Sea. It is active, in the production phase, operated by Equinor Energy AS with 3 licensees.
- May 12, 2000
- granted · valid to May 12, 2038
- 54
- km² today · 1,323 when granted
- 6
- wellbores · 6 exploration
- 13
- register messages
SODIR FACTPAGES · PETROLEUM REGISTER
Licensees today
| Company | Interest | Since |
|---|---|---|
| Equinor Energy ASOPERATOR | 50% | Apr 30, 2024 |
| Petoro AS | 30% | Apr 30, 2024 |
| TotalEnergies EP Norge AS | 20% | Apr 30, 2024 |
Petroleum Register
13 MESSAGES · 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.
Apr 30, 2024 · 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 · 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.
Jul 14, 2021 · Other messages · DOC 16102
Total E&P Norge AS har endret navn til TotalEnergies EP Norge AS fra 18.6.2021
May 16, 2018 · Other messages · DOC 12906
Statoil Petroleum AS har endret navn til Equinor Energy AS fra 16.5.2018.
Nov 12, 2009 · Other messages · DOC 4829
StatoilHydro Petroleum AS har endret navn til Statoil Petroleum AS med virkning fra 2.11.2009.
Feb 17, 2009 · Change to licence (kept for historical reasons) · DOC 4184
StatoilHydro ASA har overdratt sin 20% deltakerandel i tillatelsen til StatoilHydro Petroleum AS med virkning fra 1.1.2009
Mar 9, 2008 · Other messages · DOC 3684
Olje- og energidepartement har i brev den 29.03.2007 godkjent forlengelsen til 12.05.2008
Dec 28, 2007 · Other messages · DOC 3521
Statoil ASA har endret navn til StatoilHydro ASA med virkning fra 01.10.2007
Jun 19, 2003 · Other messages · DOC 2014
TotalFinaElf Exploration Norge AS har endret navn til Total E&P Norge AS.
Jan 21, 2002 · Other messages · DOC 1729
Elf Petroleum Norge AS har endret navn til TotalFinaElf Exploration Norge AS.
Jun 18, 2001 · Change to licence (kept for historical reasons) · DOC 1583
SDØE overført til Petoro AS.
May 30, 2001 · Other messages · DOC 1399
Den norske stats oljeselskap a.s har endret navn til Statoil ASA.
Aug 23, 2000 · New licence · DOC 1131
Tillatelsen innført i Petroleumsregisteret.
Ownership history
EVERY INTEREST ON FILE · NEWEST FIRST
| Company | Interest | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equinor Energy AS | 50% | Apr 30, 2024 | today |
| Petoro AS | 30% | Apr 30, 2024 | today |
| TotalEnergies EP Norge AS | 20% | Apr 30, 2024 | today |
| A/S Norske Shell | 30% | Jun 18, 2021 | Apr 29, 2024 |
| Petoro AS | 30% | Jun 18, 2021 | Apr 29, 2024 |
| Equinor Energy AS | 20% | Jun 18, 2021 | Apr 29, 2024 |
| TotalEnergies EP Norge AS | 20% | Jun 18, 2021 | Apr 29, 2024 |
| A/S Norske Shell | 30% | May 16, 2018 | Jun 17, 2021 |
| Petoro AS | 30% | May 16, 2018 | Jun 17, 2021 |
| Total E&P Norge AS | 20% | May 16, 2018 | Jun 17, 2021 |
| Equinor Energy AS | 20% | May 16, 2018 | Jun 17, 2021 |
| Petoro AS | 30% | Nov 2, 2009 | May 15, 2018 |
| A/S Norske Shell | 30% | Nov 2, 2009 | May 15, 2018 |
| Total E&P Norge AS | 20% | Nov 2, 2009 | May 15, 2018 |
| Statoil Petroleum AS | 20% | Nov 2, 2009 | May 15, 2018 |
| Petoro AS | 30% | Jan 1, 2009 | Nov 1, 2009 |
| A/S Norske Shell | 30% | Jan 1, 2009 | Nov 1, 2009 |
| StatoilHydro Petroleum AS | 20% | Jan 1, 2009 | Nov 1, 2009 |
| Total E&P Norge AS | 20% | Jan 1, 2009 | Nov 1, 2009 |
| A/S Norske Shell | 30% | Oct 1, 2007 | Dec 31, 2008 |
| Petoro AS | 30% | Oct 1, 2007 | Dec 31, 2008 |
| Total E&P Norge AS | 20% | Oct 1, 2007 | Dec 31, 2008 |
| StatoilHydro ASA | 20% | Oct 1, 2007 | Dec 31, 2008 |
| A/S Norske Shell | 30% | May 6, 2003 | Sep 30, 2007 |
| Petoro AS | 30% | May 6, 2003 | Sep 30, 2007 |
| Total E&P Norge AS | 20% | May 6, 2003 | Sep 30, 2007 |
| Statoil ASA (old) | 20% | May 6, 2003 | Sep 30, 2007 |
| Petoro AS | 30% | Jun 17, 2001 | May 5, 2003 |
| A/S Norske Shell | 30% | Jun 17, 2001 | May 5, 2003 |
| TotalFinaElf Exploration Norge AS | 20% | Jun 17, 2001 | May 5, 2003 |
| Statoil ASA (old) | 20% | Jun 17, 2001 | May 5, 2003 |
| A/S Norske Shell | 30% | May 10, 2001 | Jun 16, 2001 |
| Statens Direkte Økonomiske Engasjement SDØE | 30% | May 10, 2001 | Jun 16, 2001 |
| Statoil ASA (old) | 20% | May 10, 2001 | Jun 16, 2001 |
| TotalFinaElf Exploration Norge AS | 20% | May 10, 2001 | Jun 16, 2001 |
| Den norske stats oljeselskap a.s | 50% | Jul 24, 2000 | May 9, 2001 |
| A/S Norske Shell | 30% | Jul 24, 2000 | May 9, 2001 |
| TotalFinaElf Exploration Norge AS | 20% | Jul 24, 2000 | May 9, 2001 |
| Den norske stats oljeselskap a.s | 50% | May 12, 2000 | Jul 23, 2000 |
| A/S Norske Shell | 30% | May 12, 2000 | Jul 23, 2000 |
| Elf Petroleum Norge AS | 20% | May 12, 2000 | Jul 23, 2000 |
Operators
- Equinor Energy ASMar 11, 2024 to today
- A/S Norske ShellMay 12, 2000 to Mar 10, 2024
Phases
- ProductionSep 13, 2008 to May 12, 2038
- Initial extendedMay 13, 2007 to May 12, 2008
- Initial extendedMay 13, 2006 to May 12, 2007
- InitialMay 12, 2000 to May 12, 2006
Wellbores
6 ON FILE
| Wellbore | Purpose | Operator | Entered | TD, m | Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6406/9-3 | Wildcat | A/S Norske Shell | Apr 18, 2013 | 5,138 | Gas |
| 6406/9-2 | Appraisal | A/S Norske Shell | Feb 5, 2007 | 5,348 | Gas |
| 6406/6-2 | Wildcat | A/S Norske Shell | Sep 23, 2006 | 4,670 | Dry |
| 6406/9-1 | Wildcat | A/S Norske Shell | Jun 15, 2004 | 5,080 | Gas |
| 6406/5-1 | Wildcat | A/S Norske Shell | Dec 23, 2001 | 4,692 | Gas/condensate |
| 6406/9-1 A | Appraisal | A/S Norske Shell | — | — | — |
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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). Interests are the licence's licensee history; the rows with no end date are today's. Register messages are shown as the Petroleum Register files them, in Norwegian, which is the only language it is published in; the kind of message is labeled in English by Petrora, and the link beside each opens it in Google Translate.
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