NORWAY · LICENCES · NPDID 21372

Production licence 072

Production licence 072 was granted Aug 21, 1981 in round 6 in the North Sea. It is active, in the production extended phase, operated by Equinor Energy AS with 2 licensees.

Aug 21, 1981
granted · valid to Dec 31, 2035
38
km² today · 543 when granted
12
wellbores · 6 exploration
17
register messages

SODIR FACTPAGES · PETROLEUM REGISTER

Licensees today

Fields: Sigyn

CompanyInterestSince
Equinor Energy ASOPERATOR60%Jan 28, 2022
Vår Energi ASA40%Jan 28, 2022

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.

  • Dec 30, 2022 · Extension of the period of validity · DOC 17484

    Olje- og energidepartementet bekrefter i brev datert 22.12.2022 at konsesjonstiden forlenges til 31.12.2035, jf. petroleumsloven § 3-9 femte ledd.

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  • Feb 16, 2022 · Other messages · DOC 16526

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

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  • Nov 19, 2021 · Mortgage deleted · DOC 16254

    Pantobligasjon med dokumentnummer 15135 er slettet. Samtykke fra panthaver BNP Paribas foreligger datert 15.11.2021.

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  • Dec 23, 2019 · Mortgage of a licence or a share in one · DOC 15135

    Vår Energi AS pantsetter sin 40 % deltakerandel i utvinningstillatelsen til fordel for BNP Paribas. Stor USD 7 200 000 000, skriver Seven Billion Two Hundred Million United States Dollars. 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 17.12.2019 gitt samtykke i medhold av petroleumsloven § 6-2 første ledd. Pantsettelsen utgjør et såkalt krysspant.

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  • Dec 10, 2019 · Change to licence (kept for historical reasons) · DOC 14800

    ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Norway AS har overdratt sin 40 % deltakerandel i tillatelsen til Vår Energi AS. Iht. skjøte er gjennomføringsdato 10.12.2019 og virkningsdato 1.1.2019.

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  • May 16, 2018 · Other messages · DOC 12808

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

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  • Jun 23, 2017 · Change to licence (kept for historical reasons) · DOC 11675

    Operatørskapet er overført fra ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Norway AS til Statoil Petroleum AS, i henhold til vedtaksbrev fra OED datert 22.6.2017, jf. petroleumsloven § 3-7 andre ledd.

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  • Oct 3, 2013 · Other messages · DOC 7354

    Olje- og energidepartementet bekrefter i brev datert 1.10.2013 at utvinningstillatelsen forlenges til 31.1.2022, jf. petroleumsloven § 3-9 femte ledd.

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  • Nov 6, 2009 · Other messages · DOC 4658

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

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  • Feb 26, 2009 · Change to licence (kept for historical reasons) · DOC 4251

    StatoilHydro ASA har overdratt sin 50 % deltakerandel i tillatelsen til StatoilHydro Petroleum AS med virkning fra 1.1.2009.

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  • Nov 26, 2007 · Other messages · DOC 3421

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

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  • Nov 7, 2007 · Other messages · DOC 3295

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

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  • Oct 20, 2007 · Other messages · DOC 3156

    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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  • Apr 27, 2005 · Other messages · DOC 2599

    Esso Exploration and Production Norway A/S har endret navn til ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Norway AS

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  • Jun 1, 2001 · Change to licence (kept for historical reasons) · DOC 1432

    SDØE overført til Statoil ASA.

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  • May 29, 2001 · Other messages · DOC 1283

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

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  • Jul 24, 1997 · New licence · DOC 812

    Utvinningstillatelse 072 oveført til nytt Petroleumsregister med endringer iht. ILGI-basen.

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Ownership history

EVERY INTEREST ON FILE · NEWEST FIRST

CompanyInterestFromTo
Equinor Energy AS60%Jan 28, 2022today
Vår Energi ASA40%Jan 28, 2022today
Equinor Energy AS60%Dec 10, 2019Jan 27, 2022
Vår Energi AS40%Dec 10, 2019Jan 27, 2022
Equinor Energy AS60%May 16, 2018Dec 9, 2019
ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Norway AS40%May 16, 2018Dec 9, 2019
Statoil Petroleum AS60%Nov 2, 2009May 15, 2018
ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Norway AS40%Nov 2, 2009May 15, 2018
StatoilHydro Petroleum AS60%Jan 1, 2009Nov 1, 2009
ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Norway AS40%Jan 1, 2009Nov 1, 2009
StatoilHydro ASA50%Oct 1, 2007Dec 31, 2008
ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Norway AS40%Oct 1, 2007Dec 31, 2008
StatoilHydro Petroleum AS10%Oct 1, 2007Dec 31, 2008
Statoil ASA (old)50%Jan 1, 2007Sep 30, 2007
ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Norway AS40%Jan 1, 2007Sep 30, 2007
Norsk Hydro Petroleum AS10%Jan 1, 2007Sep 30, 2007
Statoil ASA (old)50%Oct 1, 2004Dec 31, 2006
ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Norway AS40%Oct 1, 2004Dec 31, 2006
Norsk Hydro Produksjon AS10%Oct 1, 2004Dec 31, 2006
Statoil ASA (old)50%Jun 1, 2001Sep 30, 2004
Esso Exploration and Production Norway A/S40%Jun 1, 2001Sep 30, 2004
Norsk Hydro Produksjon AS10%Jun 1, 2001Sep 30, 2004
Esso Exploration and Production Norway A/S40%May 10, 2001May 31, 2001
Statens Direkte Økonomiske Engasjement SDØE30%May 10, 2001May 31, 2001
Statoil ASA (old)20%May 10, 2001May 31, 2001
Norsk Hydro Produksjon AS10%May 10, 2001May 31, 2001
Den norske stats oljeselskap a.s50%Jan 1, 1985May 9, 2001
Esso Exploration and Production Norway A/S40%Jan 1, 1985May 9, 2001
Norsk Hydro Produksjon AS10%Jan 1, 1985May 9, 2001
Den norske stats oljeselskap a.s50%Aug 21, 1981Dec 31, 1984
Esso Exploration and Production Norway A/S40%Aug 21, 1981Dec 31, 1984
Norsk Hydro Produksjon AS10%Aug 21, 1981Dec 31, 1984

Operators

Phases

  • Production extendedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2035
  • Production extendedJan 2, 2018 to Dec 31, 2022
  • ProductionJan 2, 1988 to Jan 1, 2018
  • InitialAug 21, 1981 to Jan 1, 1988

Wellbores

12 ON FILE

WellborePurposeOperatorEnteredTD, mContent
16/7-A-2 AHProductionEquinor Energy ASSep 15, 20264,294Gas
16/7-A-3 AHProductionEquinor Energy ASOct 9, 20213,524Oil
16/7-A-4 HProductionExxonMobil Exploration and Production Norway ASApr 27, 20163,440Oil
16/7-A-2 HProductionEsso Exploration and Production Norway A/SJan 19, 20025,095Gas
16/7-A-3 HProductionEsso Exploration and Production Norway A/SDec 17, 20013,123Oil
16/7-A-1 HProductionEsso Exploration and Production Norway A/SDec 11, 20014,399Gas
16/7-7 SWildcatEsso Exploration and Production Norway A/SOct 20, 19972,994Oil
16/7-6WildcatEsso Exploration and Production Norway A/SJun 27, 19972,725Dry
16/7-5WildcatEsso Exploration and Production Norway A/SJul 2, 19842,900Dry
16/7-4WildcatEsso Exploration and Production Norway A/SOct 15, 19822,781Gas/condensate
16/7-3WildcatEsso Exploration and Production Norway A/SJun 11, 19823,141Dry
16/7-2WildcatEsso Exploration and Production Norway A/SJan 11, 19823,146Gas

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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 labelled in English by Petrora, and the link beside each opens it in Google Translate.

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