NORWAY · LICENCES · NPDID 20429159

Production licence 608

Production licence 608 was granted May 13, 2011 in round 21 in the Barents Sea. It is active, in the production phase, operated by Equinor Energy AS with 3 licensees.

May 13, 2011
granted · valid to May 15, 2049
11
km² today · 314 when granted
2
wellbores · 1 exploration
10
register messages

SODIR FACTPAGES · PETROLEUM REGISTER

Licensees today

CompanyInterestSince
Equinor Energy ASOPERATOR46.3%Jan 1, 2025
Vår Energi ASA30%Jan 1, 2025
Petoro AS23.7%Jan 1, 2025

Petroleum Register

10 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 2, 2025 · Transfer of a licence or a share in one · DOC 19075

    Equinor Energy AS har overdratt en 3.7000 % andel i tillatelsen til Petoro AS. Iht. skjøte er gjennomføringsdato 01.01.2025 og virkningsdato 01.01.2025.

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  • Feb 16, 2022 · Other messages · DOC 16615

    Vår Energi AS har endret navn til Vår Energi ASA fra 28.1.2022

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  • Apr 11, 2019 · Other messages · DOC 13965

    Olje- og energidepartementet bekrefter i brev datert 8.4.2019 at den del av tillatelsen som avgrenser funnet Iskrystall videreføres til forlengelsesperioden 15.5.2019 med varighet til 15.5.2049 jf. petroleumsloven § 3-9 annet ledd, jf. utvinningstillatelse 608 punkt 1 bokstav d. Utvinningstillatelsens øvrige areal bortfaller med virkning fra 15.5.2019, jf. tillatelsens punkt 1 bokstav d.

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  • Dec 10, 2018 · Other messages · DOC 13563

    Eni Norge AS har endret navn til Vår Energi AS fra 10.12.2018

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  • May 16, 2018 · Other messages · DOC 12969

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

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  • Apr 16, 2018 · Other messages · DOC 12590

    Olje- og energidepartementet bekrefter i brev datert 16.4.2018 at initiell periode forlenges til 15.5.2019, jf. petroleumsloven § 3-9 første ledd.

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  • Sep 25, 2017 · Other messages · DOC 11923

    Olje- og energidepartementet bekrefter i brev datert 25.9.2017 at initiell periode forlenges til 13.6.2018, jf. petroleumsloven § 3-9 første ledd.

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  • May 15, 2017 · Other messages · DOC 11640

    Olje- og energidepartementet bekrefter i brev datert 12.5.2017 at initiell periode forlenges til 13.12.2017, jf. petroleumsloven § 3-9 første ledd.

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  • May 30, 2016 · Other messages · DOC 11013

    Olje- og energidepartementet bekrefter i brev datert 30.5.2016 at initiell periode forlenges til 13.5.2017, jf. petroleumsloven § 3-9 første ledd.

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  • Jun 23, 2011 · New licence · DOC 5854

    Tillatelsen er innført i Petroleumsregisteret.

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Ownership history

EVERY INTEREST ON FILE · NEWEST FIRST

CompanyInterestFromTo
Equinor Energy AS46.3%Jan 1, 2025today
Vår Energi ASA30%Jan 1, 2025today
Petoro AS23.7%Jan 1, 2025today
Equinor Energy AS50%Jan 28, 2022Dec 31, 2024
Vår Energi ASA30%Jan 28, 2022Dec 31, 2024
Petoro AS20%Jan 28, 2022Dec 31, 2024
Equinor Energy AS50%Dec 10, 2018Jan 27, 2022
Vår Energi AS30%Dec 10, 2018Jan 27, 2022
Petoro AS20%Dec 10, 2018Jan 27, 2022
Equinor Energy AS50%May 16, 2018Dec 9, 2018
Eni Norge AS30%May 16, 2018Dec 9, 2018
Petoro AS20%May 16, 2018Dec 9, 2018
Statoil Petroleum AS50%May 13, 2011May 15, 2018
Eni Norge AS30%May 13, 2011May 15, 2018
Petoro AS20%May 13, 2011May 15, 2018

Operators

Phases

  • ProductionMay 16, 2019 to May 15, 2049
  • Initial extendedJun 14, 2018 to May 15, 2019
  • Initial extendedDec 14, 2017 to Jun 13, 2018
  • Initial extendedMay 14, 2017 to Dec 13, 2017
  • Initial extendedMay 14, 2016 to May 13, 2017
  • InitialMay 13, 2011 to May 13, 2016

Wellbores

2 ON FILE

WellborePurposeOperatorEnteredTD, mContent
7219/8-2WildcatStatoil Petroleum ASJul 16, 20133,425Gas
7219/8-U-1Shallow gasStatoil Petroleum ASJul 13, 20131,160—

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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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