NORWAY · LICENCES · NPDID 1033077

Production licence 261

Production licence 261 was granted May 12, 2000 in round 16 in the Norwegian Sea. It is active, in the production phase, operated by Aker BP ASA with 2 licensees.

May 12, 2000
granted · valid to May 12, 2036
45
km² today · 707 when granted
4
wellbores · 2 exploration
17
register messages

SODIR FACTPAGES · PETROLEUM REGISTER

Licensees today

CompanyInterestSince
Aker BP ASAOPERATOR70%Dec 23, 2024
Harbour Energy Norge AS30%Dec 23, 2024

Petroleum Register

17 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.

  • Jan 6, 2025 · Licensee name change · DOC 19225

    Wintershall Dea Norge AS har endret foretaksnavn til Harbour Energy Norge AS fra 23.12.2024.

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  • May 4, 2022 · Transfer of a licence or a share in one · DOC 16761

    Equinor Energy AS har overdratt en 10 % andel i tillatelsen til Aker BP ASA. Iht. skjøte er gjennomføringsdato 29.04.2022 og virkningsdato 01.01.2022

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  • Jan 24, 2022 · Change to licence (kept for historical reasons) · DOC 16443

    Equinor Energy ASA har overdratt en 10 % deltakerandel i tillatelsen til Aker BP ASA. Iht. skjøte er gjennomføringsdato 31.12.2021 og virkningsdato 1.1.2021.

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  • Nov 18, 2019 · Other messages · DOC 14595

    DEA Norge AS har fusjonert med Wintershall Norge AS den 13.11.2019. Som følge av fusjonen overføres DEA Norge AS sine lisensandeler til Wintershall Norge AS. Wintershall Norge AS registreres som operatør for de lisenser DEA Norge AS var operatør for, i henhold til godkjenning fra OED datert 15.11.2019.

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  • Nov 18, 2019 · Other messages · DOC 14639

    Med virkning fra fusjonstidspunktet 13.1.2019 har Winterhall Norge AS skiftet navn til Wintershall Dea Norge AS.

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  • May 16, 2018 · Other messages · DOC 12917

    Statoil Petroleum AS har endret navn til Equinor Energy AS fra 16.5.2018.

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  • Sep 12, 2017 · Mortgage deleted · DOC 11857

    Pantobligasjon pålydende USD 660 000 000 skriver United States Dollars six hundred and sixty million, hvor Aker BP ASA pantsetter sin 50 % deltakerandel i utvinningstillatelsen til fordel for DNB Bank ASA datert 20.12.2016 (dok.nr.: 11308) er slettet. Samtykke fra panthaver DNB Bank ASA foreligger datert 31.8.2017

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  • Dec 20, 2016 · Mortgage of a licence or a share in one · DOC 11308

    Aker BP ASA pantsetter sin 50,00 % deltakerandel i utvinningstillatelsen til fordel for DNB Bank ASA. Pantobligasjon stor USD 660 000 000, skriver United States Dollars six hundred and sixty million. Pantsetter har ikke rett til å overdra eller foreta ytterligere pantsettelser av pantsatte objekt uten skriftlig samtykke fra panthaver. Olje- og energidepartementet har i brev av 16.12.2016 gitt samtykke i medhold av petroleumsloven § 6-2 første ledd. Pantsettelsen utgjør et såkalt krysspant.

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  • Dec 20, 2016 · Mortgage of a licence or a share in one · DOC 11293

    Aker BP ASA pantsetter sin 50,00 % deltakerandel i utvinningstillatelsen til fordel for DNB Bank ASA. Pantobligasjon stor USD 4 400 000 000, skriver United States Dollars four billion and four hundred million. Pantsetter har ikke rett til å overdra eller foreta ytterligere pantsettelser av pantsatte objekt uten skriftlig samtykke fra panthaver. Olje- og energidepartementet har i brev av 16.12.2016 gitt samtykke i medhold av petroleumsloven § 6-2 første ledd. Pantsettelsen utgjør et såkalt krysspant.

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  • Dec 2, 2016 · Change to licence (kept for historical reasons) · DOC 11259

    BP Norge AS har overdratt sin 50 % andel i tillatelsen til Aker BP ASA. Iht. skjøte er gjennomføringsdato 30.11.16 og virkningsdato 1.1.2016.

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  • Mar 20, 2015 · Other messages · DOC 9171

    RWE Dea Norge AS har endret foretaksnavn til DEA Norge AS med virkning fra 13.3.2015

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  • Nov 12, 2009 · Other messages · DOC 4830

    StatoilHydro Petroleum AS har endret navn til Statoil Petroleum AS med virkning fra 2.11.2009.

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  • Feb 17, 2009 · Change to licence (kept for historical reasons) · DOC 4185

    StatoilHydro ASA har overdratt sin 20% deltakerandel i tillatelsen til StatoilHydro Petroleum AS med virkning fra 1.1.2009

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  • Dec 28, 2007 · Other messages · DOC 3523

    Statoil ASA har endret navn til StatoilHydro ASA med virkning fra 01.10.2007

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  • Mar 21, 2002 · Other messages · DOC 1771

    BP Amoco Norge AS har endret navn til BP Norge AS.

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  • May 30, 2001 · Other messages · DOC 1403

    Den norske stats oljeselskap a.s har endret navn til Statoil ASA.

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  • Sep 12, 2000 · New licence · DOC 1140

    Tillatelsen innført i Petroleumsregisteret.

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Ownership history

EVERY INTEREST ON FILE · NEWEST FIRST

CompanyInterestFromTo
Aker BP ASA70%Dec 23, 2024today
Harbour Energy Norge AS30%Dec 23, 2024today
Aker BP ASA70%Apr 29, 2022Dec 22, 2024
Wintershall Dea Norge AS30%Apr 29, 2022Dec 22, 2024
Aker BP ASA60%Dec 31, 2021Apr 28, 2022
Wintershall Dea Norge AS30%Dec 31, 2021Apr 28, 2022
Equinor Energy AS10%Dec 31, 2021Apr 28, 2022
Aker BP ASA50%Nov 13, 2019Dec 30, 2021
Wintershall Dea Norge AS30%Nov 13, 2019Dec 30, 2021
Equinor Energy AS20%Nov 13, 2019Dec 30, 2021
Aker BP ASA50%May 16, 2018Nov 12, 2019
DEA Norge AS30%May 16, 2018Nov 12, 2019
Equinor Energy AS20%May 16, 2018Nov 12, 2019
Aker BP ASA50%Nov 30, 2016May 15, 2018
DEA Norge AS30%Nov 30, 2016May 15, 2018
Statoil Petroleum AS20%Nov 30, 2016May 15, 2018
BP Norge AS50%Mar 13, 2015Nov 29, 2016
DEA Norge AS30%Mar 13, 2015Nov 29, 2016
Statoil Petroleum AS20%Mar 13, 2015Nov 29, 2016
BP Norge AS50%Nov 2, 2009Mar 12, 2015
RWE Dea Norge AS30%Nov 2, 2009Mar 12, 2015
Statoil Petroleum AS20%Nov 2, 2009Mar 12, 2015
BP Norge AS50%Jan 1, 2009Nov 1, 2009
RWE Dea Norge AS30%Jan 1, 2009Nov 1, 2009
StatoilHydro Petroleum AS20%Jan 1, 2009Nov 1, 2009
BP Norge AS50%Oct 1, 2007Dec 31, 2008
RWE Dea Norge AS30%Oct 1, 2007Dec 31, 2008
StatoilHydro ASA20%Oct 1, 2007Dec 31, 2008
BP Norge AS50%Mar 12, 2002Sep 30, 2007
RWE Dea Norge AS30%Mar 12, 2002Sep 30, 2007
Statoil ASA (old)20%Mar 12, 2002Sep 30, 2007
BP Amoco Norge AS50%May 10, 2001Mar 11, 2002
RWE Dea Norge AS30%May 10, 2001Mar 11, 2002
Statoil ASA (old)20%May 10, 2001Mar 11, 2002
BP Amoco Norge AS50%May 12, 2000May 9, 2001
RWE Dea Norge AS30%May 12, 2000May 9, 2001
Den norske stats oljeselskap a.s20%May 12, 2000May 9, 2001

Operators

Phases

  • ProductionMay 13, 2006 to May 12, 2036
  • InitialMay 12, 2000 to May 12, 2006

Wellbores

4 ON FILE

WellborePurposeOperatorEnteredTD, mContent
6507/2-7 SAppraisalAker BP ASAJun 9, 20245,055Gas
6507/2-U-4Shallow gasAker BP ASAJun 8, 2024760—
6507/2-6WildcatAker BP ASAMay 25, 20224,937Oil/gas
6507/2-U-2Shallow gasAker BP ASAMay 21, 2022938Not applicable

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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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