NORWAY · LICENCES · NPDID 21828

Production licence 127

Production licence 127 was granted Feb 28, 1986 in round 10-B in the Norwegian Sea. It is active, in the production extended phase, operated by Equinor Energy AS with 3 licensees.

Feb 28, 1986
granted · valid to Dec 31, 2036
10
km² today · 420 when granted
2
wellbores · 2 exploration
17
register messages

SODIR FACTPAGES · PETROLEUM REGISTER

Licensees today

CompanyInterestSince
Equinor Energy ASOPERATOR50%Dec 29, 2025
DNO Norge AS25%Dec 29, 2025
Japex Norge AS25%Dec 29, 2025

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 29, 2025 · Transfer of a licence or a share in one · DOC 19956

    Aker BP ASA har overdratt sin 25 % andel i tillatelsen til DNO Norge AS. Iht. skjøte er gjennomføringsdato 29.12.2025 og virkningsdato 01.1.2025

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  • Oct 13, 2025 · Transfer of a licence or a share in one · DOC 19628

    Aker BP ASA har overdratt en 25 % andel i tillatelsen til Japex Norge AS. Iht. skjøte er gjennomføringsdato 09.10.2025 og virkningsdato 01.01.2025.

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  • Apr 11, 2024 · Extension of the period of validity · DOC 18455

    Energidepartementet bekrefter i brev datert 11.04.2024 at forlengelsesperioden forlenges til 31.12.2036, jf. petroleumsloven § 3-9 femte ledd.Øvrige deler av utvinningstillatelse 127 regnes som tilbakelevert med virkning fra 01.03.2023.

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  • Dec 7, 2018 · Other messages · DOC 13491

    Operatørskapet er overført fra Total E&P Norge AS til Equinor Energy AS, i henhold til vedtaksbrev fra OED datert 22.11.2018, jf. petroleumsloven § 3-7 andre ledd.

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  • Dec 3, 2018 · Change to licence (kept for historical reasons) · DOC 13314

    Total E&P Norge AS har overdratt sin 50 % andel i tillatelsen til Aker BP ASA. Iht. skjøte er gjennomføringsdato 30.11.2018 og virkningsdato 1.1.2018.

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  • May 16, 2018 · Other messages · DOC 12919

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

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  • Nov 6, 2009 · Other messages · DOC 4699

    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 4273

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

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  • Dec 1, 2007 · Other messages · DOC 3462

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

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  • Jun 13, 2003 · Other messages · DOC 1965

    TotalFinaElf Exploration Norge AS har endret navn til Total E&P Norge AS.

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  • Jan 21, 2002 · Change to licence (kept for historical reasons) · DOC 1719

    Total Norge AS er innfusjonert i TotalFinaElf Exploration Norge AS.

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  • Jan 17, 2002 · Other messages · DOC 1686

    Elf Petroleum Norge AS har endret navn til TotalFinaElf Exploration Norge AS.

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  • Jun 1, 2001 · Change to licence (kept for historical reasons) · DOC 1463

    SDØE overført til Statoil ASA.

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  • May 29, 2001 · Other messages · DOC 1316

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

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  • Jan 23, 2001 · Change to licence (kept for historical reasons) · DOC 1165

    Fina Production Licenses AS har overdratt sin 15% andel i tillatelsen til TOTAL Norge A.S.

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  • Oct 1, 1997 · Other messages · DOC 960

    Fina Production Licences AS har skiftet navn til Fina Production Licenses AS.

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  • Jul 24, 1997 · New licence · DOC 850

    Utvinningstillatelse 127 oveført til nytt Petroleumsregister med endringer iht. ILGI-basen.

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Ownership history

EVERY INTEREST ON FILE · NEWEST FIRST

CompanyInterestFromTo
Equinor Energy AS50%Dec 29, 2025today
DNO Norge AS25%Dec 29, 2025today
Japex Norge AS25%Dec 29, 2025today
Equinor Energy AS50%Oct 9, 2025Dec 28, 2025
Japex Norge AS25%Oct 9, 2025Dec 28, 2025
Aker BP ASA25%Oct 9, 2025Dec 28, 2025
Equinor Energy AS50%Nov 30, 2018Oct 8, 2025
Aker BP ASA50%Nov 30, 2018Oct 8, 2025
Equinor Energy AS50%May 16, 2018Nov 29, 2018
Total E&P Norge AS50%May 16, 2018Nov 29, 2018
Statoil Petroleum AS50%Nov 2, 2009May 15, 2018
Total E&P Norge AS50%Nov 2, 2009May 15, 2018
StatoilHydro Petroleum AS50%Jan 1, 2009Nov 1, 2009
Total E&P Norge AS50%Jan 1, 2009Nov 1, 2009
Total E&P Norge AS50%Oct 1, 2007Dec 31, 2008
StatoilHydro ASA50%Oct 1, 2007Dec 31, 2008
Statoil ASA (old)50%May 6, 2003Sep 30, 2007
Total E&P Norge AS50%May 6, 2003Sep 30, 2007
TotalFinaElf Exploration Norge AS50%Dec 18, 2001May 5, 2003
Statoil ASA (old)50%Dec 18, 2001May 5, 2003
Statoil ASA (old)50%Jun 1, 2001Dec 17, 2001
TotalFinaElf Exploration Norge AS35%Jun 1, 2001Dec 17, 2001
Total Norge AS15%Jun 1, 2001Dec 17, 2001
TotalFinaElf Exploration Norge AS35%May 10, 2001May 31, 2001
Statens Direkte Økonomiske Engasjement SDØE30%May 10, 2001May 31, 2001
Statoil ASA (old)20%May 10, 2001May 31, 2001
Total Norge AS15%May 10, 2001May 31, 2001
Den norske stats oljeselskap a.s50%Dec 20, 2000May 9, 2001
TotalFinaElf Exploration Norge AS35%Dec 20, 2000May 9, 2001
Total Norge AS15%Dec 20, 2000May 9, 2001
Den norske stats oljeselskap a.s50%Jul 24, 2000Dec 19, 2000
TotalFinaElf Exploration Norge AS35%Jul 24, 2000Dec 19, 2000
Fina Production Licenses AS15%Jul 24, 2000Dec 19, 2000
Den norske stats oljeselskap a.s50%Feb 28, 1986Jul 23, 2000
Elf Petroleum Norge AS35%Feb 28, 1986Jul 23, 2000
Fina Production Licenses AS15%Feb 28, 1986Jul 23, 2000

Operators

Phases

  • Production extendedMar 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2036
  • Production extendedMar 1, 2022 to Feb 28, 2023
  • ProductionFeb 29, 1992 to Feb 28, 2022
  • InitialFeb 28, 1986 to Feb 28, 1992

Wellbores

2 ON FILE

WellborePurposeOperatorEnteredTD, mContent
6607/12-2 SWildcatTotal E&P Norge ASJul 22, 20114,404Oil/gas
6607/12-1WildcatElf Petroleum Norge ASJul 19, 19863,521Dry

All 2 wellbores on PL 127, 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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