NORWAY · LICENCES · NPDID 23297103
Production licence 248 C
Production licence 248 C was granted Apr 9, 2013 in round NST99 in the North Sea. It is active, in the production phase, operated by Equinor Energy AS with 4 licensees.
- Apr 9, 2013
- granted · valid to Jun 4, 2035
- 35
- km² today · 175 when granted
- 7
- wellbores · 7 exploration
- 13
- register messages
SODIR FACTPAGES · PETROLEUM REGISTER
Licensees today
| Company | Interest | Since |
|---|---|---|
| Petoro AS | 40% | Sep 30, 2026 |
| Equinor Energy ASOPERATOR | 26% | Sep 30, 2026 |
| Aker BP ASA | 19% | Sep 30, 2026 |
| Wellesley Petroleum AS | 15% | Sep 30, 2026 |
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.
Oct 1, 2026 · Transfer of a licence or a share in one · DOC 20299
Equinor Energy AS har overdratt en 19 % andel i tillatelsen til Aker BP ASA . Iht. skjøte er gjennomføringsdato 30.09.2026 og virkningsdato 01.01.2026.
Jun 30, 2025 · Transfer of a licence or a share in one · DOC 19563
Wellesley Petroleum AS har overdratt en 15 % andel i tillatelsen til Equinor Energy AS. Iht. skjøte er gjennomføringsdato 30.06.2025 og virkningsdato 01.01.2025.
Jan 24, 2024 · Other messages · DOC 18161
I medhold av petroleumsloven § 3-7 andre ledd utpekes Wellesley som operatør for undersøkelse og leteboring, herunder planlegging, innhenting av nødvendige tillatelser, gjennomføring av boreoperasjoner, brønnstudier og brønnrapportering, knyttet til prospektet Toppand Øst innenfor den delen av utvinningstillatelse 248 C som er oppgitt i brevet datert 29.08.2023. Equinor skal fortsatt være operatør for all øvrig aktivitet i utvinningstillatelsen jf. brev fra OED datert 24.10.2023.
Sep 7, 2021 · Change to licence (kept for historical reasons) · DOC 16169
Equinor Energy AS har overdratt en 5 % deltakerandel i tillatelsen til Wellesley Petroleum AS. Iht. skjøte er gjennomføringsdato 31.8.2021 og virkningsdato 1.1.2021.
Apr 30, 2020 · Change to licence (kept for historical reasons) · DOC 15477
Wellesley Petroleum AS har overdratt en 5 % deltakerandel i tillatelsen til Equinor Energy AS. Iht. skjøte er gjennomføringsdato 30.4.2020 og virkningsdato 1.1.2020
Jul 3, 2018 · Change to licence (kept for historical reasons) · DOC 13148
Capricorn Norge AS har overdratt sin 20 % deltakerandel i tillatelsen til Wellesley Petroleum AS. Iht. skjøte er gjennomføringsdato 29.6.2018 og virkningsdato 1.1.2018. Godkjennelse fra Olje- og energidepartementet foreligger ved brev av 29.6.2018.
May 16, 2018 · Other messages · DOC 12897
Statoil Petroleum AS har endret navn til Equinor Energy AS fra 16.5.2018.
Oct 6, 2016 · Change to licence (kept for historical reasons) · DOC 11218
Point Resources AS har overdratt sin 10 % deltakerandel i tillatelsen til Wellesley Petroleum AS. Iht. skjøte er gjennomføringsdato 30.9.216 og virkningsdato 1.1.2016
May 27, 2016 · Other messages · DOC 10944
Nye Spike Exploration AS og Core Energy AS har fusjonert inn i Point Resources AS den 26.5.2016. Forut for og som en del av fusjonen ble samtlige utvinningstillatelser i Spike Exploration AS skutt inn i Nye Spike Exploration AS som et tingsinnskudd mot at Spike Exploration AS ble gitt aksjer i Point Resources AS.
Sep 11, 2015 · Other messages · DOC 10094
Spike Exploration Holding AS har endret foretaksnavn til Spike Exploration AS med virkning fra 10.9.2015
Aug 11, 2014 · Change to licence (kept for historical reasons) · DOC 7989
Statoil Petroleum AS har overdratt en 10 % andel i tillatelsen til Spike Exploration Holding AS. Iht skjøte er gjennomføringsdato 30.6.2014 og virkningsdato 1.1.2014
Aug 11, 2014 · Change to licence (kept for historical reasons) · DOC 7988
Statoil Petroleum AS har overdratt en 20 % andel i tillatelsen til Capricorn Norge AS. Iht skjøte er gjennomføringsdato 31.7.2014 og virkningsdato 1.1.2014
Apr 25, 2013 · New licence · DOC 7028
Tillatelsen er innført i petroleumsregisteret
Ownership history
EVERY INTEREST ON FILE · NEWEST FIRST
| Company | Interest | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petoro AS | 40% | Sep 30, 2026 | today |
| Equinor Energy AS | 26% | Sep 30, 2026 | today |
| Aker BP ASA | 19% | Sep 30, 2026 | today |
| Wellesley Petroleum AS | 15% | Sep 30, 2026 | today |
| Equinor Energy AS | 45% | Jun 30, 2025 | Sep 29, 2026 |
| Petoro AS | 40% | Jun 30, 2025 | Sep 29, 2026 |
| Wellesley Petroleum AS | 15% | Jun 30, 2025 | Sep 29, 2026 |
| Petoro AS | 40% | Aug 31, 2021 | Jun 29, 2025 |
| Equinor Energy AS | 30% | Aug 31, 2021 | Jun 29, 2025 |
| Wellesley Petroleum AS | 30% | Aug 31, 2021 | Jun 29, 2025 |
| Petoro AS | 40% | Apr 30, 2020 | Aug 30, 2021 |
| Equinor Energy AS | 35% | Apr 30, 2020 | Aug 30, 2021 |
| Wellesley Petroleum AS | 25% | Apr 30, 2020 | Aug 30, 2021 |
| Petoro AS | 40% | Jun 29, 2018 | Apr 29, 2020 |
| Equinor Energy AS | 30% | Jun 29, 2018 | Apr 29, 2020 |
| Wellesley Petroleum AS | 30% | Jun 29, 2018 | Apr 29, 2020 |
| Petoro AS | 40% | May 16, 2018 | Jun 28, 2018 |
| Equinor Energy AS | 30% | May 16, 2018 | Jun 28, 2018 |
| Capricorn Norge AS | 20% | May 16, 2018 | Jun 28, 2018 |
| Wellesley Petroleum AS | 10% | May 16, 2018 | Jun 28, 2018 |
| Petoro AS | 40% | Sep 30, 2016 | May 15, 2018 |
| Statoil Petroleum AS | 30% | Sep 30, 2016 | May 15, 2018 |
| Capricorn Norge AS | 20% | Sep 30, 2016 | May 15, 2018 |
| Wellesley Petroleum AS | 10% | Sep 30, 2016 | May 15, 2018 |
| Petoro AS | 40% | May 26, 2016 | Sep 29, 2016 |
| Statoil Petroleum AS | 30% | May 26, 2016 | Sep 29, 2016 |
| Capricorn Norge AS | 20% | May 26, 2016 | Sep 29, 2016 |
| Point Resources AS | 10% | May 26, 2016 | Sep 29, 2016 |
| Petoro AS | 40% | Sep 10, 2015 | May 25, 2016 |
| Statoil Petroleum AS | 30% | Sep 10, 2015 | May 25, 2016 |
| Capricorn Norge AS | 20% | Sep 10, 2015 | May 25, 2016 |
| Spike Exploration AS | 10% | Sep 10, 2015 | May 25, 2016 |
| Petoro AS | 40% | Jul 31, 2014 | Sep 9, 2015 |
| Statoil Petroleum AS | 30% | Jul 31, 2014 | Sep 9, 2015 |
| Capricorn Norge AS | 20% | Jul 31, 2014 | Sep 9, 2015 |
| Spike Exploration Holding AS | 10% | Jul 31, 2014 | Sep 9, 2015 |
| Statoil Petroleum AS | 50% | Jun 30, 2014 | Jul 30, 2014 |
| Petoro AS | 40% | Jun 30, 2014 | Jul 30, 2014 |
| Spike Exploration Holding AS | 10% | Jun 30, 2014 | Jul 30, 2014 |
| Statoil Petroleum AS | 60% | Apr 9, 2013 | Jun 29, 2014 |
| Petoro AS | 40% | Apr 9, 2013 | Jun 29, 2014 |
Operators
- Equinor Energy ASMay 16, 2018 to today
- Statoil Petroleum ASApr 9, 2013 to May 15, 2018
Phases
- ProductionApr 9, 2013 to Jun 4, 2035
Wellbores
7 ON FILE
| Wellbore | Purpose | Operator | Entered | TD, m | Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35/11-29 S | Wildcat | Wellesley Petroleum AS | May 9, 2024 | 3,600.3 | Dry |
| 35/11-28 S | Wildcat | Equinor Energy AS | Jan 9, 2024 | 3,333 | Shows |
| 35/11-24 B | Appraisal | Equinor Energy AS | Aug 29, 2020 | 3,479 | Oil |
| 35/11-24 A | Appraisal | Equinor Energy AS | Aug 11, 2020 | 3,549 | Gas |
| 35/11-24 S | Wildcat | Equinor Energy AS | Jul 13, 2020 | 3,200 | Oil/gas |
| 35/11-22 S | Wildcat | Equinor Energy AS | Dec 12, 2018 | 3,882 | Oil |
| 35/11-16 S | Wildcat | Statoil Petroleum AS | Jan 10, 2014 | 3,554 | Dry |
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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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