NORWAY · LICENCES · NPDID 2407711
Production licence 293
Production licence 293 was granted Apr 11, 2003 in round NST2002 in the North Sea. It is active, in the production phase, operated by Equinor Energy AS with 4 licensees.
- Apr 11, 2003
- granted · valid to Apr 11, 2039
- 62
- km² today · 1,067 when granted
- 2
- wellbores · 2 exploration
- 17
- register messages
SODIR FACTPAGES · PETROLEUM REGISTER
Licensees today
| Company | Interest | Since |
|---|---|---|
| Equinor Energy ASOPERATOR | 60% | May 29, 2026 |
| ORLEN Upstream Norway AS | 25% | May 29, 2026 |
| DNO Norge AS | 10% | May 29, 2026 |
| Wellesley Petroleum AS | 5% | May 29, 2026 |
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.
Jun 1, 2026 · Transfer of a licence or a share in one · DOC 20191
Vår Energi ASA) har overdratt sin 25 % andel i tillatelsen til ORLEN Upstream Norway AS. Iht. skjøte er gjennomføringsdato 29.05.2026 og virkningsdato 01.01.2026.
Jun 1, 2026 · Transfer of a licence or a share in one · DOC 20180
Equinor Energy AS har overdratt en 10 % andel i tillatelsen til DNO Norge AS. Iht. skjøte er gjennomføringsdato 29.05.2026 og virkningsdato 01.01.2026
Oct 13, 2025 · Other messages · DOC 19625
I henhold til brev fra Energidepartementet datert 05.09.2025, utpekes Wellesley som operatør for undersøkelse og boring, herunder planlegging, innhenting av nødvendige tillatelser, gjennomføring av boreoperasjoner, brønnstudier og brønnrapportering, knyttet til en avgrensningsbrønn på funnet Afrodite innenfor utvinningstillatelse 293, jf. petroleumsloven § 3-7 andre ledd. Equinor skal fortsatt være operatør for all øvrig aktivitet i utvinningstillatelsen. Etter at brønnrapportering for avgrensningsbrønnen på Afrodite er fullført, jf. ressursforskriften kapittel 4, vil Equinor igjen ha det fulle operatøransvaret for all aktivitet i utvinningstillatelse 293.
Jul 1, 2025 · Transfer of a licence or a share in one · DOC 19568
Equinor Energy AS har overdratt en 5 % andel i tillatelsen til Wellesley Petroleum AS. Iht. skjøte er gjennomføringsdato 30.06.2025 og virkningsdato 01.01.2025.
Feb 16, 2022 · Other messages · DOC 16580
Vår Energi AS har endret navn til Vår Energi ASA fra 28.1.2022
May 11, 2020 · Other messages · DOC 15493
Operatørskapet er overført fra Vår Energi AS til Equinor Energy AS, i henhold til vedtaksbrev fra OED datert 17.3.2020, jf. petroleumsloven § 3-7.
May 11, 2020 · Change to licence (kept for historical reasons) · DOC 15492
Vår Energi AS har overdratt en 35 % deltakerandel i tillatelsen til Equinor Energy AS. Iht. skjøte er gjennomføringsdato 30.4.2020 og virkningsdato 1.1.2020.
Dec 10, 2018 · Other messages · DOC 13550
Eni Norge AS har endret navn til Vår Energi AS fra 10.12.2018
May 16, 2018 · Other messages · DOC 12933
Statoil Petroleum AS har endret navn til Equinor Energy AS fra 16.5.2018.
Dec 18, 2017 · Change to licence (kept for historical reasons) · DOC 12060
I henhold til godkjenningsbrev fra OED datert 11.12.2017 overtar Eni Norge AS andelen til Idemitsu Petroleum Norge ifm uttreden.
Nov 12, 2009 · Other messages · DOC 4838
StatoilHydro Petroleum AS har endret navn til Statoil Petroleum AS med virkning fra 2.11.2009.
Feb 27, 2009 · Change to licence (kept for historical reasons) · DOC 4310
StatoilHydro ASA har overdratt sin 40% deltakerandel i tillatelsen til StatoilHydro Petroleum AS med virkning fra 1.1.2009
Oct 15, 2007 · Change to licence (kept for historical reasons) · DOC 3120
Eni Norge AS har overdratt en 15% andel i tillatelsen til Idemitsu Petroleum Norge AS.
Oct 15, 2007 · Other messages · DOC 3119
Statoil ASA har endret navn til StatoilHydro ASA.
Feb 12, 2004 · Other messages · DOC 2370
Norsk Agip AS har endret navn til Eni Norge AS.
Feb 12, 2004 · Change to licence (kept for historical reasons) · DOC 2369
Eni Norge AS er innfusjonert i Norsk Agip AS.
May 7, 2003 · New licence · DOC 1950
Tillatelsen er innført i Petroleumsregisteret.
Ownership history
EVERY INTEREST ON FILE · NEWEST FIRST
| Company | Interest | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equinor Energy AS | 60% | May 29, 2026 | today |
| ORLEN Upstream Norway AS | 25% | May 29, 2026 | today |
| DNO Norge AS | 10% | May 29, 2026 | today |
| Wellesley Petroleum AS | 5% | May 29, 2026 | today |
| Equinor Energy AS | 70% | Jun 30, 2025 | May 28, 2026 |
| Vår Energi ASA | 25% | Jun 30, 2025 | May 28, 2026 |
| Wellesley Petroleum AS | 5% | Jun 30, 2025 | May 28, 2026 |
| Equinor Energy AS | 75% | Jan 28, 2022 | Jun 29, 2025 |
| Vår Energi ASA | 25% | Jan 28, 2022 | Jun 29, 2025 |
| Equinor Energy AS | 75% | Apr 30, 2020 | Jan 27, 2022 |
| Vår Energi AS | 25% | Apr 30, 2020 | Jan 27, 2022 |
| Vår Energi AS | 60% | Dec 10, 2018 | Apr 29, 2020 |
| Equinor Energy AS | 40% | Dec 10, 2018 | Apr 29, 2020 |
| Eni Norge AS | 60% | May 16, 2018 | Dec 9, 2018 |
| Equinor Energy AS | 40% | May 16, 2018 | Dec 9, 2018 |
| Eni Norge AS | 60% | Dec 11, 2017 | May 15, 2018 |
| Statoil Petroleum AS | 40% | Dec 11, 2017 | May 15, 2018 |
| Eni Norge AS | 45% | Nov 2, 2009 | Dec 10, 2017 |
| Statoil Petroleum AS | 40% | Nov 2, 2009 | Dec 10, 2017 |
| Idemitsu Petroleum Norge AS | 15% | Nov 2, 2009 | Dec 10, 2017 |
| Eni Norge AS | 45% | Jan 1, 2009 | Nov 1, 2009 |
| StatoilHydro Petroleum AS | 40% | Jan 1, 2009 | Nov 1, 2009 |
| Idemitsu Petroleum Norge AS | 15% | Jan 1, 2009 | Nov 1, 2009 |
| Eni Norge AS | 45% | Oct 1, 2007 | Dec 31, 2008 |
| StatoilHydro ASA | 40% | Oct 1, 2007 | Dec 31, 2008 |
| Idemitsu Petroleum Norge AS | 15% | Oct 1, 2007 | Dec 31, 2008 |
| Eni Norge AS | 45% | Aug 14, 2007 | Sep 30, 2007 |
| Statoil ASA (old) | 40% | Aug 14, 2007 | Sep 30, 2007 |
| Idemitsu Petroleum Norge AS | 15% | Aug 14, 2007 | Sep 30, 2007 |
| Eni Norge AS | 60% | Dec 31, 2003 | Aug 13, 2007 |
| Statoil ASA (old) | 40% | Dec 31, 2003 | Aug 13, 2007 |
| Norsk Agip AS | 60% | Apr 11, 2003 | Dec 30, 2003 |
| Statoil ASA (old) | 40% | Apr 11, 2003 | Dec 30, 2003 |
Operators
- Equinor Energy ASMar 17, 2020 to today
- Vår Energi ASDec 10, 2018 to Mar 16, 2020
- Eni Norge ASDec 31, 2003 to Dec 9, 2018
- Norsk Agip ASApr 11, 2003 to Dec 30, 2003
Phases
- ProductionApr 12, 2009 to Apr 11, 2039
- Initial extendedApr 12, 2008 to Apr 11, 2009
- Initial extendedApr 12, 2007 to Apr 11, 2008
- InitialApr 11, 2003 to Apr 11, 2007
Wellbores
2 ON FILE
| Wellbore | Purpose | Operator | Entered | TD, m | Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35/7-2 | Appraisal | Wellesley Petroleum AS | Jul 15, 2026 | — | — |
| 34/12-1 | Wildcat | Eni Norge AS | Nov 3, 2007 | 4,713 | Gas/condensate |
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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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