NORWAY · LICENCES · NPDID 2060336

Production licence 277

Production licence 277 was granted Mar 15, 2002 in round NST2001 in the North Sea. It is active, in the production extended phase, operated by Equinor Energy AS with 3 licensees.

Mar 15, 2002
granted · valid to Jun 30, 2036
8
km² today · 13 when granted
2
wellbores · 0 exploration
11
register messages

SODIR FACTPAGES · PETROLEUM REGISTER

Licensees today

CompanyInterestSince
Equinor Energy ASOPERATOR51%Sep 1, 2025
Petoro AS30%Sep 1, 2025
OMV Norge AS19%Sep 1, 2025

Petroleum Register

11 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.

  • Jun 24, 2026 · Licensee name change · DOC 20091

    OMV (Norge) AS har endret foretaksnavn til OMV Norge AS fra 01.09.2025

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  • Aug 15, 2024 · Extension of the period of validity · DOC 18667

    Energidepartementet bekrefter i brev datert 15.08.2024 at forlengelsesperiode forlenges til 30.06.2036, jf. petroleumsloven § 3-9 femte ledd.

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  • May 16, 2018 · Other messages · DOC 12932

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

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  • Oct 31, 2013 · Change to licence (kept for historical reasons) · DOC 7395

    Statoil Petroleum AS har overdratt en 19% andel i tillatelsen til OMV (Norge) AS. Iht skjøte er gjennomføringsdatoen 31.10.2013 og virkningsdatoen 1.1.2013

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  • Nov 12, 2009 · Other messages · DOC 4835

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

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  • Feb 27, 2009 · Change to licence (kept for historical reasons) · DOC 4307

    StatoilHydro ASA har overdratt sin 61% deltakerandel i tillatelsen til StatoilHydro Petroleum AS med virkning fra 1.1.2009

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  • Dec 28, 2007 · Other messages · DOC 3529

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

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  • Nov 10, 2007 · Other messages · DOC 3361

    Norsk Hydro Petroleum AS har endret navn til StatoilHydro Petroleum AS med virkning fra 01.10.2007.

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  • Nov 1, 2007 · Other messages · DOC 3221

    Norsk Hydro Produksjon AS har overført alle eiendeler (herunder alle selskapets andeler i utvinningstillatelser) til det nystiftede selskapet Norsk Hydro Petroleum AS med virkning fra 21.04.2007.

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  • May 13, 2005 · Change to licence (kept for historical reasons) · DOC 2622

    Statoil ASA har overdratt en 9% andel i tillatelsen til Norsk Hydro Produksjon AS.

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  • Apr 15, 2002 · New licence · DOC 1785

    Tillatelsen innført i Petroleumsregisteret.

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Ownership history

EVERY INTEREST ON FILE · NEWEST FIRST

CompanyInterestFromTo
Equinor Energy AS51%Sep 1, 2025today
Petoro AS30%Sep 1, 2025today
OMV Norge AS19%Sep 1, 2025today
Equinor Energy AS51%May 16, 2018Aug 31, 2025
Petoro AS30%May 16, 2018Aug 31, 2025
OMV (Norge) AS19%May 16, 2018Aug 31, 2025
Statoil Petroleum AS51%Oct 31, 2013May 15, 2018
Petoro AS30%Oct 31, 2013May 15, 2018
OMV (Norge) AS19%Oct 31, 2013May 15, 2018
Statoil Petroleum AS70%Nov 2, 2009Oct 30, 2013
Petoro AS30%Nov 2, 2009Oct 30, 2013
StatoilHydro Petroleum AS70%Jan 1, 2009Nov 1, 2009
Petoro AS30%Jan 1, 2009Nov 1, 2009
StatoilHydro ASA61%Oct 1, 2007Dec 31, 2008
Petoro AS30%Oct 1, 2007Dec 31, 2008
StatoilHydro Petroleum AS9%Oct 1, 2007Dec 31, 2008
Statoil ASA (old)61%Jan 1, 2007Sep 30, 2007
Petoro AS30%Jan 1, 2007Sep 30, 2007
Norsk Hydro Petroleum AS9%Jan 1, 2007Sep 30, 2007
Statoil ASA (old)61%Jan 1, 2005Dec 31, 2006
Petoro AS30%Jan 1, 2005Dec 31, 2006
Norsk Hydro Produksjon AS9%Jan 1, 2005Dec 31, 2006
Statoil ASA (old)70%Mar 15, 2002Dec 31, 2004
Petoro AS30%Mar 15, 2002Dec 31, 2004

Operators

Phases

  • Production extendedJul 9, 2025 to Jun 30, 2036
  • ProductionFeb 21, 2012 to Jul 8, 2025
  • Initial extendedMar 16, 2011 to Feb 20, 2012
  • Initial extendedMar 16, 2008 to Mar 15, 2011
  • InitialMar 15, 2002 to Mar 15, 2008

Wellbores

2 ON FILE

WellborePurposeOperatorEnteredTD, mContent
33/12-N-5 AHProductionEquinor Energy ASJan 23, 20227,685Oil
33/12-N-5 HProductionStatoil ASA (old)Feb 15, 20075,143Oil

All 2 wellbores on PL 277, searchable →

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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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