NORWAY · LICENCES · NPDID 33985903
Production licence 979
Production licence 979 was granted Mar 1, 2019 in round TFO2018 in the North Sea. It is active, in the initial extended phase, operated by Aker BP ASA with 2 licensees.
- Mar 1, 2019
- granted · valid to Mar 1, 2029
- 318
- km² today · 318 when granted
- 2
- wellbores · 1 exploration
- 3
- register messages
SODIR FACTPAGES · PETROLEUM REGISTER
Licensees today
| Company | Interest | Since |
|---|---|---|
| Aker BP ASAOPERATOR | 60% | Mar 1, 2019 |
| Equinor Energy AS | 40% | Mar 1, 2019 |
Petroleum Register
3 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.
Mar 2, 2023 · Extension of the period of validity · DOC 17739
Olje- og energidepartementet bekrefter i brev datert 1.3.2023 at initiell periode forlenges til 1.3.2029, jf. utvinningstillatelse 979 pkt. 8.
Mar 14, 2022 · Extension of the period of validity · DOC 16674
Olje- og energidepartementet bekrefter i brev datert 11.3.2022 at initiell periode forlenges til 1.3.2027, jf. petroleumsloven § 3-9 første ledd
Mar 11, 2019 · New licence · DOC 13881
Tillatelsen er innført i Petroleumsregisteret
Operators
- Aker BP ASAMar 1, 2019 to today
Phases
- Initial extendedMar 2, 2027 to Mar 1, 2029
- Initial extendedMar 2, 2026 to Mar 1, 2027
- InitialMar 1, 2019 to Mar 1, 2026
Wellbores
2 ON FILE
| Wellbore | Purpose | Operator | Entered | TD, m | Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/6-U-6 | Shallow gas | Aker BP ASA | Jul 9, 2026 | 800 | — |
| 15/6-17 | Wildcat | Aker BP ASA | Jul 7, 2026 | 3,739 | 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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