NORWAY · LICENCES · NPDID 30977703
Production licence 956
Production licence 956 was granted Mar 2, 2018 in round TFO2017 in the North Sea. It is active, in the initial extended phase, operated by Vår Energi ASA with 2 licensees.
- Mar 2, 2018
- granted · valid to Mar 2, 2028
- 127
- km² today · 127 when granted
- 3
- wellbores · 3 exploration
- 18
- register messages
SODIR FACTPAGES · PETROLEUM REGISTER
Licensees today
| Company | Interest | Since |
|---|---|---|
| Vår Energi ASAOPERATOR | 80% | Sep 30, 2026 |
| Aker BP ASA | 20% | Sep 30, 2026 |
Petroleum Register
18 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.
Sep 30, 2026 · Transfer of a licence or a share in one · DOC 20291
DNO Norge AS har overdratt sin 15% andel i tillatelsen til Vår Energi ASA. Iht. skjøte er gjennomføringsdato 30.09.2026 og virkningsdato 01.01.2026
Dec 18, 2025 · Licensee name change · DOC 19886
Sval Energi AS har, i henhold til generalforsamlingsvedtak av 17.12.2025, endret foretaksnavn til DNO Norge AS
Mar 4, 2025 · Transfer of a licence or a share in one · DOC 19292
Harbour Energy Norge AS har overdratt sin 15 % andel i tillatelsen til Vår Energi ASA. Iht. skjøte er gjennomføringsdato 28.02.2025 og virkningsdato 01.01.2025.
Jan 9, 2025 · Licensee name change · DOC 19234
Wintershall Dea Norge AS har endret foretaksnavn til Harbour Energy Norge AS fra 23.12.2024.
Dec 13, 2024 · Transfer of a licence or a share in one · DOC 18889
Wintershall Dea Norge AS og Harbour Energy Norge AS har fusjonert 11.12.2024. Alle eiendeler i Harbour Norge AS er overtatt av Wintershall Dea Norge AS. Energidepartementet har samtykket til fusjonen i brev datert 19.09.2024, jf. petroleumsloven § 10-12.
Apr 24, 2024 · Extension of the period of validity · DOC 18475
Energidepartementet bekrefter i brev datert 24.04.2024 at initiell periode forlenges til 02.03.2028, jf. petroleumsloven § 3-9 første ledd.
Jan 10, 2023 · Transfer of a licence or a share in one · DOC 17567
ABP Norway AS og Aker BP ASA har fusjonert. Alle eierandeler i ABP Norway AS er overtatt av Aker BP ASA. Olje- og energidepartementet har samtykket til fusjonen i brev datert 22.3.2022, jf. petroleumsloven § 10-12
Nov 3, 2022 · Transfer of a licence or a share in one · DOC 17328
Sval SENAS AS har overdratt sin 15% andel i tillatelsen til Sval Energi AS. Iht. skjøte er gjennomføringsdato 3.11.2022 og virkningsdato 1.1.2022
Oct 26, 2022 · Licensee name change · DOC 17272
Chrysaor Norge AS har endret foretaksnavn til Harbour Energy Norge AS med virkning fra 24.10.2022
Oct 19, 2022 · Licensee name change · DOC 17251
Suncor Energy Norge AS har, i henhold til generalforsamlingsvedtak av 30.9.2022, endret foretaksnavn til Sval SENAS AS.
Jul 8, 2022 · Licensee name change · DOC 17098
Lundin Energy Norway AS har, i henhold til generalforsamlingsvedtak, endret foretaksnavn til ABP Norway AS
Apr 29, 2022 · Transfer of a licence or a share in one · DOC 16754
Vår Energi ASA har overdratt en 20 % andel i tillatelsen til Lundin Energy Norway AS. Iht. skjøte er gjennomføringsdato 29.4.2022 og virkningsdato 1.1.2022
Feb 16, 2022 · Other messages · DOC 16542
Vår Energi AS har endret navn til Vår Energi ASA fra 28.1.2022
Jul 1, 2021 · Other messages · DOC 16048
Olje- og energidepartementet bekrefter i brev datert 1.7.2021 at initiell periode forlenges til 2.3.2027, jf. petroleumsloven § 3-9 første ledd.
Jun 30, 2021 · Change to licence (kept for historical reasons) · DOC 16047
Suncor Energy AS har overdratt en 15 % deltakerandel i tillatelsen til Chrysaor Norge AS. Iht. skjøte er gjennomføringsdato 30.6.2021 og virkningsdato 1.1.2021.
Dec 10, 2018 · Other messages · DOC 13627
I forbindelse med at Point Resources AS og Vår Energi AS har fusjonert den 10.12.2018, er operatørskapet overført fra Point Resources AS til Vår Energi AS. Dette i henhold til vedtaksbrevet fra OED datert 12.11.2018
Dec 10, 2018 · Other messages · DOC 13608
Point Resources AS og Vår Energi AS har fusjonert den 10.12.2018. Alle eiendeler i Point Resources AS er ved fusjonen overtatt av Vår Energi AS.
Apr 23, 2018 · New licence · DOC 12673
Tillatelsen er innført i Petroleumsregisteret
Ownership history
EVERY INTEREST ON FILE · NEWEST FIRST
| Company | Interest | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vår Energi ASA | 80% | Sep 30, 2026 | today |
| Aker BP ASA | 20% | Sep 30, 2026 | today |
| Vår Energi ASA | 65% | Dec 17, 2025 | Sep 29, 2026 |
| Aker BP ASA | 20% | Dec 17, 2025 | Sep 29, 2026 |
| DNO Norge AS | 15% | Dec 17, 2025 | Sep 29, 2026 |
| Vår Energi ASA | 65% | Feb 28, 2025 | Dec 16, 2025 |
| Aker BP ASA | 20% | Feb 28, 2025 | Dec 16, 2025 |
| Sval Energi AS | 15% | Feb 28, 2025 | Dec 16, 2025 |
| Vår Energi ASA | 50% | Dec 23, 2024 | Feb 27, 2025 |
| Aker BP ASA | 20% | Dec 23, 2024 | Feb 27, 2025 |
| Harbour Energy Norge AS | 15% | Dec 23, 2024 | Feb 27, 2025 |
| Sval Energi AS | 15% | Dec 23, 2024 | Feb 27, 2025 |
| Vår Energi ASA | 50% | Dec 11, 2024 | Dec 22, 2024 |
| Aker BP ASA | 20% | Dec 11, 2024 | Dec 22, 2024 |
| Sval Energi AS | 15% | Dec 11, 2024 | Dec 22, 2024 |
| Wintershall Dea Norge AS | 15% | Dec 11, 2024 | Dec 22, 2024 |
| Vår Energi ASA | 50% | Jan 1, 2023 | Dec 10, 2024 |
| Aker BP ASA | 20% | Jan 1, 2023 | Dec 10, 2024 |
| Harbour Energy Norge AS (Old) | 15% | Jan 1, 2023 | Dec 10, 2024 |
| Sval Energi AS | 15% | Jan 1, 2023 | Dec 10, 2024 |
| Vår Energi ASA | 50% | Nov 3, 2022 | Dec 31, 2022 |
| ABP Norway AS | 20% | Nov 3, 2022 | Dec 31, 2022 |
| Harbour Energy Norge AS (Old) | 15% | Nov 3, 2022 | Dec 31, 2022 |
| Sval Energi AS | 15% | Nov 3, 2022 | Dec 31, 2022 |
| Vår Energi ASA | 50% | Oct 24, 2022 | Nov 2, 2022 |
| ABP Norway AS | 20% | Oct 24, 2022 | Nov 2, 2022 |
| Harbour Energy Norge AS (Old) | 15% | Oct 24, 2022 | Nov 2, 2022 |
| Sval SENAS AS | 15% | Oct 24, 2022 | Nov 2, 2022 |
| Vår Energi ASA | 50% | Sep 30, 2022 | Oct 23, 2022 |
| ABP Norway AS | 20% | Sep 30, 2022 | Oct 23, 2022 |
| Chrysaor Norge AS | 15% | Sep 30, 2022 | Oct 23, 2022 |
| Sval SENAS AS | 15% | Sep 30, 2022 | Oct 23, 2022 |
| Vår Energi ASA | 50% | Jun 30, 2022 | Sep 29, 2022 |
| ABP Norway AS | 20% | Jun 30, 2022 | Sep 29, 2022 |
| Chrysaor Norge AS | 15% | Jun 30, 2022 | Sep 29, 2022 |
| Suncor Energy Norge AS | 15% | Jun 30, 2022 | Sep 29, 2022 |
| Vår Energi ASA | 50% | Apr 29, 2022 | Jun 29, 2022 |
| Lundin Energy Norway AS | 20% | Apr 29, 2022 | Jun 29, 2022 |
| Suncor Energy Norge AS | 15% | Apr 29, 2022 | Jun 29, 2022 |
| Chrysaor Norge AS | 15% | Apr 29, 2022 | Jun 29, 2022 |
| Vår Energi ASA | 70% | Jan 28, 2022 | Apr 28, 2022 |
| Suncor Energy Norge AS | 15% | Jan 28, 2022 | Apr 28, 2022 |
| Chrysaor Norge AS | 15% | Jan 28, 2022 | Apr 28, 2022 |
| Vår Energi AS | 70% | Jun 30, 2021 | Jan 27, 2022 |
| Suncor Energy Norge AS | 15% | Jun 30, 2021 | Jan 27, 2022 |
| Chrysaor Norge AS | 15% | Jun 30, 2021 | Jan 27, 2022 |
| Vår Energi AS | 70% | Dec 10, 2018 | Jun 29, 2021 |
| Suncor Energy Norge AS | 30% | Dec 10, 2018 | Jun 29, 2021 |
| Point Resources AS | 70% | Mar 2, 2018 | Dec 9, 2018 |
| Suncor Energy Norge AS | 30% | Mar 2, 2018 | Dec 9, 2018 |
Operators
- Vår Energi ASAJan 28, 2022 to today
- Vår Energi ASDec 10, 2018 to Jan 27, 2022
- Point Resources ASMar 2, 2018 to Dec 9, 2018
Phases
- Initial extendedMar 3, 2027 to Mar 2, 2028
- Initial extendedMar 3, 2025 to Mar 2, 2027
- InitialMar 2, 2018 to Mar 2, 2025
Wellbores
3 ON FILE
| Wellbore | Purpose | Operator | Entered | TD, m | Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/8-23 B | Wildcat | Vår Energi ASA | Mar 17, 2024 | 2,210 | Oil |
| 25/8-23 A | Appraisal | Vår Energi ASA | Mar 8, 2024 | 2,264 | Dry |
| 25/8-23 S | Wildcat | Vår Energi ASA | Jan 31, 2024 | 2,454 | Oil |
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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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