NORWAY · LICENCES · NPDID 38723893
Production licence 1148
Production licence 1148 was granted Mar 11, 2022 in round TFO2021 in the North Sea. It is active, in the initial extended phase, operated by Wellesley Petroleum AS with 4 licensees.
- Mar 11, 2022
- granted · valid to Mar 11, 2029
- 74
- km² today · 74 when granted
- 3
- wellbores · 3 exploration
- 8
- register messages
SODIR FACTPAGES · PETROLEUM REGISTER
Licensees today
| Company | Interest | Since |
|---|---|---|
| DNO Norge AS | 30% | Dec 17, 2025 |
| Wellesley Petroleum ASOPERATOR | 30% | Dec 17, 2025 |
| Equinor Energy AS | 30% | Dec 17, 2025 |
| Aker BP ASA | 10% | Dec 17, 2025 |
Petroleum Register
8 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.
Jan 5, 2026 · Extension of the period of validity · DOC 19974
Energidepartementet bekrefter i brev datert 05.01.2026 at initiell periode forlenges til 11.03.2029, jf. petroleumsloven § 3-9 første ledd.
Dec 18, 2025 · Transfer of a licence or a share in one · DOC 19710
DNO Norge AS og Sval Energi AS har fusjonert 17.12.2025. Alle andeler i DNO Norge AS er overtatt av Sval Energi AS. Energidepartementet har samtykket til fusjonen i brev datert 12.09.2025, jf. petroleumsloven § 10-12.)
Dec 18, 2025 · Licensee name change · DOC 19864
Sval Energi AS har, i henhold til generalforsamlingsvedtak av 17.12.2025, endret foretaksnavn til DNO Norge AS.
Jun 30, 2025 · Transfer of a licence or a share in one · DOC 19564
Wellesley Petroleum AS har overdratt en 20 % andel i tillatelsen til Equinor Energy AS. Iht. skjøte er gjennomføringsdato 30.06.2025 og virkningsdato 01.01.2025.
Jan 10, 2023 · Transfer of a licence or a share in one · DOC 17575
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
Dec 2, 2022 · Transfer of a licence or a share in one · DOC 17419
Equinor Energy AS har overdratt en 10 % andel i tillatelsen til ABP Norway AS. Iht. skjøte er gjennomføringsdato 30.11.2022 og virkningsdato 01.01.2022.
Dec 2, 2022 · Transfer of a licence or a share in one · DOC 17421
Equinor Energy AS har overdratt en 30 % andel i tillatelsen til DNO Norge AS. Iht. skjøte er gjennomføringsdato 30.11.2022 og virkningsdato 01.01.2022.
May 30, 2022 · New licence · DOC 16812
Tillatelsen er innført i petroleumsregisteret
Ownership history
EVERY INTEREST ON FILE · NEWEST FIRST
| Company | Interest | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| DNO Norge AS | 30% | Dec 17, 2025 | today |
| Wellesley Petroleum AS | 30% | Dec 17, 2025 | today |
| Equinor Energy AS | 30% | Dec 17, 2025 | today |
| Aker BP ASA | 10% | Dec 17, 2025 | today |
| Equinor Energy AS | 30% | Jun 30, 2025 | Dec 16, 2025 |
| Wellesley Petroleum AS | 30% | Jun 30, 2025 | Dec 16, 2025 |
| DNO Norge AS (old) | 30% | Jun 30, 2025 | Dec 16, 2025 |
| Aker BP ASA | 10% | Jun 30, 2025 | Dec 16, 2025 |
| Wellesley Petroleum AS | 50% | Jan 1, 2023 | Jun 29, 2025 |
| DNO Norge AS (old) | 30% | Jan 1, 2023 | Jun 29, 2025 |
| Equinor Energy AS | 10% | Jan 1, 2023 | Jun 29, 2025 |
| Aker BP ASA | 10% | Jan 1, 2023 | Jun 29, 2025 |
| Wellesley Petroleum AS | 50% | Nov 30, 2022 | Dec 31, 2022 |
| DNO Norge AS (old) | 30% | Nov 30, 2022 | Dec 31, 2022 |
| ABP Norway AS | 10% | Nov 30, 2022 | Dec 31, 2022 |
| Equinor Energy AS | 10% | Nov 30, 2022 | Dec 31, 2022 |
| Equinor Energy AS | 50% | Mar 11, 2022 | Nov 29, 2022 |
| Wellesley Petroleum AS | 50% | Mar 11, 2022 | Nov 29, 2022 |
Operators
- Wellesley Petroleum ASMar 11, 2022 to today
Phases
- Initial extendedMar 12, 2027 to Mar 11, 2029
- InitialMar 11, 2022 to Mar 11, 2027
Wellbores
3 ON FILE
| Wellbore | Purpose | Operator | Entered | TD, m | Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35/10-16 S | Appraisal | Wellesley Petroleum AS | Apr 19, 2026 | 4,380 | Gas/condensate |
| 35/10-10 A | Appraisal | Wellesley Petroleum AS | Jun 13, 2023 | 4,461 | Gas/condensate |
| 35/10-10 S | Wildcat | Wellesley Petroleum AS | Apr 4, 2023 | 4,089 | Oil/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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