NORWAY · LICENCES · NPDID 22084

Production licence 159

Production licence 159 was granted Mar 3, 1989 in round 12-B in the Norwegian Sea. It is active, in the production phase, operated by Equinor Energy AS with 2 licensees.

Mar 3, 1989
granted · valid to Mar 3, 2029
56
km² today · 424 when granted
10
wellbores · 6 exploration
24
register messages

SODIR FACTPAGES · PETROLEUM REGISTER

Licensees today

CompanyInterestSince
Equinor Energy ASOPERATOR60%Dec 23, 2024
Harbour Energy Norge AS40%Dec 23, 2024

Petroleum Register

24 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.

Ownership history

EVERY INTEREST ON FILE · NEWEST FIRST

CompanyInterestFromTo
Equinor Energy AS60%Dec 23, 2024today
Harbour Energy Norge AS40%Dec 23, 2024today
Equinor Energy AS60%Nov 13, 2019Dec 22, 2024
Wintershall Dea Norge AS40%Nov 13, 2019Dec 22, 2024
Equinor Energy AS60%May 16, 2018Nov 12, 2019
DEA Norge AS40%May 16, 2018Nov 12, 2019
Statoil Petroleum AS60%May 18, 2016May 15, 2018
DEA Norge AS40%May 18, 2016May 15, 2018
Statoil Petroleum AS60%Jan 13, 2016May 17, 2016
Dea E&P Norge AS40%Jan 13, 2016May 17, 2016
Statoil Petroleum AS60%Feb 11, 2012Jan 12, 2016
E.ON E&P Norge AS40%Feb 11, 2012Jan 12, 2016
Statoil Petroleum AS60%Nov 2, 2009Feb 10, 2012
E.ON Ruhrgas Norge AS40%Nov 2, 2009Feb 10, 2012
StatoilHydro Petroleum AS60%Jan 1, 2009Nov 1, 2009
E.ON Ruhrgas Norge AS40%Jan 1, 2009Nov 1, 2009
StatoilHydro ASA60%Jan 1, 2008Dec 31, 2008
E.ON Ruhrgas Norge AS40%Jan 1, 2008Dec 31, 2008
StatoilHydro ASA50%Oct 1, 2007Dec 31, 2007
E.ON Ruhrgas Norge AS40%Oct 1, 2007Dec 31, 2007
StatoilHydro Petroleum AS10%Oct 1, 2007Dec 31, 2007
Statoil ASA (old)50%Jan 2, 2007Sep 30, 2007
E.ON Ruhrgas Norge AS40%Jan 2, 2007Sep 30, 2007
Norsk Hydro Petroleum AS10%Jan 2, 2007Sep 30, 2007
Statoil ASA (old)50%Jan 1, 2007Jan 1, 2007
Enterprise Oil Norge AS40%Jan 1, 2007Jan 1, 2007
Norsk Hydro Petroleum AS10%Jan 1, 2007Jan 1, 2007
Statoil ASA (old)50%Dec 31, 2001Dec 31, 2006
Enterprise Oil Norge AS40%Dec 31, 2001Dec 31, 2006
Norsk Hydro Produksjon AS10%Dec 31, 2001Dec 31, 2006
Statoil ASA (old)50%Jun 1, 2001Dec 30, 2001
Enterprise Oil Norwegian AS40%Jun 1, 2001Dec 30, 2001
Norsk Hydro Produksjon AS10%Jun 1, 2001Dec 30, 2001
Enterprise Oil Norwegian AS40%May 10, 2001May 31, 2001
Statoil ASA (old)30%May 10, 2001May 31, 2001
Statens Direkte Økonomiske Engasjement SDØE20%May 10, 2001May 31, 2001
Norsk Hydro Produksjon AS10%May 10, 2001May 31, 2001
Den norske stats oljeselskap a.s50%Jan 11, 2001May 9, 2001
Enterprise Oil Norwegian AS40%Jan 11, 2001May 9, 2001
Norsk Hydro Produksjon AS10%Jan 11, 2001May 9, 2001
Den norske stats oljeselskap a.s50%Aug 17, 1998Jan 10, 2001
Enterprise Oil Norwegian AS40%Aug 17, 1998Jan 10, 2001
Saga Petroleum ASA10%Aug 17, 1998Jan 10, 2001
Den norske stats oljeselskap a.s50%Oct 1, 1997Aug 16, 1998
Total Norge AS20%Oct 1, 1997Aug 16, 1998
Enterprise Oil Norwegian AS20%Oct 1, 1997Aug 16, 1998
Saga Petroleum ASA10%Oct 1, 1997Aug 16, 1998
Den norske stats oljeselskap a.s50%Mar 3, 1989Sep 30, 1997
Norsk Hydro Produksjon AS20%Mar 3, 1989Sep 30, 1997
Total Norge AS20%Mar 3, 1989Sep 30, 1997
Saga Petroleum ASA10%Mar 3, 1989Sep 30, 1997

Operators

Phases

  • ProductionMar 4, 1999 to Mar 3, 2029
  • Initial extendedMar 4, 1998 to Mar 3, 1999
  • Initial extendedMar 4, 1997 to Mar 3, 1998
  • Initial extendedMar 4, 1996 to Mar 3, 1997
  • Initial extendedMar 4, 1995 to Mar 3, 1996
  • InitialMar 3, 1989 to Mar 3, 1995

Wellbores

10 ON FILE

WellborePurposeOperatorEnteredTD, mContent
6507/3-D-4 HProductionAker BP ASAMar 16, 20205,549Gas/condensate
6507/3-D-3 HProductionBP Norge ASJul 15, 20103,903Gas
6507/3-D-2 HProductionBP Norge ASJul 12, 20103,774Gas
6507/3-U-3Shallow gasBP Norge ASJul 4, 20101,097—
6507/3-4AppraisalStatoil ASA (old)Mar 14, 20044,092Gas shows
6507/3-3 BAppraisalDen norske stats oljeselskap a.sMay 7, 19994,275Gas
6507/3-3 AAppraisalDen norske stats oljeselskap a.sMar 25, 19994,528Gas
6507/3-3WildcatDen norske stats oljeselskap a.sDec 23, 19983,830Gas
6507/3-2WildcatDen norske stats oljeselskap a.sApr 6, 19972,032Dry
6507/3-1WildcatDen norske stats oljeselskap a.sMay 12, 19904,757Gas/condensate

All 10 wellbores on PL 159, 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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