NORWAY · LICENCES · NPDID 21196
Production licence 050 B
Production licence 050 B was granted Aug 11, 1995 in round Awarded additionally to round 3 in the North Sea. It is active, in the production extended phase, operated by Equinor Energy AS with 3 licensees.
- Aug 11, 1995
- granted · valid to Jun 30, 2036
- 75
- km² today · 98 when granted
- 20
- wellbores · 3 exploration
- 13
- register messages
SODIR FACTPAGES · PETROLEUM REGISTER
Licensees today
| Company | Interest | Since |
|---|---|---|
| Equinor Energy ASOPERATOR | 51% | Sep 1, 2025 |
| Petoro AS | 30% | Sep 1, 2025 |
| OMV Norge AS | 19% | Sep 1, 2025 |
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.
Jun 24, 2026 · Licensee name change · DOC 20084
OMV (Norge) AS har endret foretaksnavn til OMV Norge AS fra 01.09.2025
May 16, 2018 · Other messages · DOC 12767
Statoil Petroleum AS har endret navn til Equinor Energy AS fra 16.5.2018
Oct 31, 2013 · Change to licence (kept for historical reasons) · DOC 7390
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
Nov 4, 2009 · Other messages · DOC 4640
StatoilHydro Petroleum AS har endret navn til Statoil Petroleum AS med virkning fra 2.11.2009.
Feb 26, 2009 · Change to licence (kept for historical reasons) · DOC 4246
StatoilHydro ASA har overdratt sin 61 % deltakerandel i tillatelsen til StatoilHydro Petroleum AS med virkning fra 1.1.2009.
Nov 22, 2007 · Other messages · DOC 3406
Statoil ASA har endret navn til StatoilHydro ASA med virkning fra 01.10.2007
Nov 7, 2007 · Other messages · DOC 3280
Norsk Hydro Petroleum AS har endret navn til StatoilHydro Petroleum AS med virkning fra 01.10.2007.
Oct 17, 2007 · Other messages · DOC 3140
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.
Jun 18, 2001 · Change to licence (kept for historical reasons) · DOC 1515
SDØE overført til Petoro AS.
Jun 1, 2001 · Change to licence (kept for historical reasons) · DOC 1441
SDØE andel overført til Statoil ASA med 43%.
May 29, 2001 · Other messages · DOC 1269
Den norske stats oljeselskap a.s har endret navn til Statoil ASA.
Jan 6, 2000 · Change to licence (kept for historical reasons) · DOC 1096
Saga Petroleum ASA har overdratt sin 6% andel i tillatelsen til Den norske stats oljeselskap a.s.
Jul 24, 1997 · New licence · DOC 798
Utvinningstillatelse 050 B oveført til nytt Petroleumsregister med endringer iht. ILGI-basen.
Ownership history
EVERY INTEREST ON FILE · NEWEST FIRST
| Company | Interest | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equinor Energy AS | 51% | Sep 1, 2025 | today |
| Petoro AS | 30% | Sep 1, 2025 | today |
| OMV Norge AS | 19% | Sep 1, 2025 | today |
| Equinor Energy AS | 51% | May 16, 2018 | Aug 31, 2025 |
| Petoro AS | 30% | May 16, 2018 | Aug 31, 2025 |
| OMV (Norge) AS | 19% | May 16, 2018 | Aug 31, 2025 |
| Statoil Petroleum AS | 51% | Oct 31, 2013 | May 15, 2018 |
| Petoro AS | 30% | Oct 31, 2013 | May 15, 2018 |
| OMV (Norge) AS | 19% | Oct 31, 2013 | May 15, 2018 |
| Statoil Petroleum AS | 70% | Nov 2, 2009 | Oct 30, 2013 |
| Petoro AS | 30% | Nov 2, 2009 | Oct 30, 2013 |
| StatoilHydro Petroleum AS | 70% | Jan 1, 2009 | Nov 1, 2009 |
| Petoro AS | 30% | Jan 1, 2009 | Nov 1, 2009 |
| StatoilHydro ASA | 61% | Oct 1, 2007 | Dec 31, 2008 |
| Petoro AS | 30% | Oct 1, 2007 | Dec 31, 2008 |
| StatoilHydro Petroleum AS | 9% | Oct 1, 2007 | Dec 31, 2008 |
| Statoil ASA (old) | 61% | Jan 1, 2007 | Sep 30, 2007 |
| Petoro AS | 30% | Jan 1, 2007 | Sep 30, 2007 |
| Norsk Hydro Petroleum AS | 9% | Jan 1, 2007 | Sep 30, 2007 |
| Statoil ASA (old) | 61% | Jun 17, 2001 | Dec 31, 2006 |
| Petoro AS | 30% | Jun 17, 2001 | Dec 31, 2006 |
| Norsk Hydro Produksjon AS | 9% | Jun 17, 2001 | Dec 31, 2006 |
| Statoil ASA (old) | 61% | Jun 1, 2001 | Jun 16, 2001 |
| Statens Direkte Økonomiske Engasjement SDØE | 30% | Jun 1, 2001 | Jun 16, 2001 |
| Norsk Hydro Produksjon AS | 9% | Jun 1, 2001 | Jun 16, 2001 |
| Statens Direkte Økonomiske Engasjement SDØE | 73% | May 10, 2001 | May 31, 2001 |
| Statoil ASA (old) | 18% | May 10, 2001 | May 31, 2001 |
| Norsk Hydro Produksjon AS | 9% | May 10, 2001 | May 31, 2001 |
| Den norske stats oljeselskap a.s | 91% | Dec 11, 1999 | May 9, 2001 |
| Norsk Hydro Produksjon AS | 9% | Dec 11, 1999 | May 9, 2001 |
| Den norske stats oljeselskap a.s | 85% | Aug 11, 1995 | Dec 10, 1999 |
| Norsk Hydro Produksjon AS | 9% | Aug 11, 1995 | Dec 10, 1999 |
| Saga Petroleum ASA | 6% | Aug 11, 1995 | Dec 10, 1999 |
Operators
- Equinor Energy ASMay 16, 2018 to today
- Statoil Petroleum ASNov 2, 2009 to May 15, 2018
- StatoilHydro Petroleum ASJan 1, 2009 to Nov 1, 2009
- StatoilHydro ASAOct 1, 2007 to Dec 31, 2008
- Statoil ASA (old)May 10, 2001 to Sep 30, 2007
- Den norske stats oljeselskap a.sAug 11, 1995 to May 9, 2001
Phases
- Production extendedJul 1, 2016 to Jun 30, 2036
- ProductionAug 12, 2001 to Jun 30, 2016
- InitialAug 11, 1995 to Aug 11, 2001
Wellbores
20 ON FILE
| Wellbore | Purpose | Operator | Entered | TD, m | Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34/10-H-1 BH | Production | Equinor Energy AS | Jan 19, 2025 | 5,950 | Gas |
| 34/10-H-3 AH | Production | Equinor Energy AS | Nov 22, 2024 | 4,903 | — |
| 34/10-I-4 CH | Production | Equinor Energy AS | Oct 2, 2024 | 4,553 | Oil |
| 34/10-I-4 BH | Production | Equinor Energy AS | Sep 13, 2024 | 4,210 | Oil |
| 34/10-I-3 BH | Production | Equinor Energy AS | May 18, 2023 | 4,793 | Gas/condensate |
| 34/10-Q-2 AH | Production | Equinor Energy AS | Nov 10, 2022 | 5,882 | Gas/condensate |
| 34/10-Q-2 H | Production | Equinor Energy AS | Sep 25, 2019 | 5,827 | Gas |
| 34/10-Q-3 H | Production | Equinor Energy AS | Jul 19, 2019 | 4,361 | Gas |
| 34/10-I-1 CH | Production | Equinor Energy AS | Oct 30, 2018 | 4,328 | Oil/gas |
| 34/10-I-1 BH | Observation | Equinor Energy AS | Aug 20, 2018 | 5,184 | Not applicable |
| 34/10-I-3 AH | Production | Equinor Energy AS | Jun 23, 2018 | 4,788 | Gas |
| 34/10-Q-1 H | Production | Statoil Petroleum AS | Mar 31, 2015 | 4,309 | Gas |
| 34/10-Q-4 H | Production | Statoil Petroleum AS | Mar 24, 2015 | 4,529 | Gas |
| 34/10-U-16 | Shallow gas | Statoil Petroleum AS | Mar 15, 2015 | 600 | — |
| 34/10-H-2 BH | Production | Statoil Petroleum AS | Jan 22, 2013 | 4,449 | Oil/gas |
| 34/10-47 A | Wildcat | Statoil ASA (old) | Nov 2, 2002 | 3,020 | Dry |
| 34/10-47 S | Wildcat | Statoil ASA (old) | Sep 22, 2002 | 4,027 | Oil |
| 34/10-43 S | Wildcat | Den norske stats oljeselskap a.s | Feb 25, 2001 | 5,725 | Oil |
| 34/10-I-1 AH | Production | Den norske stats oljeselskap a.s | Sep 18, 2000 | 4,990 | Oil |
| 34/10-I-1 H | Observation | Den norske stats oljeselskap a.s | Aug 13, 2000 | 4,934 | Not 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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