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    Oil and Gas
  • APA 2021: Great interest in further exploration activity on the Norwegian shelf

    18/01/2022 Press release Ministry of Energy

    The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy offers 53 new production licenses on the Norwegian continental shelf in the licensing round APA 2021.

  • State-ownership in the energy sector

    01/01/2022 Article Ministry of Energy

    In the government’s view, private ownership should be the main rule in Norwegian business and industry. Direct state ownership requires a special justification.

  • Licensing rounds

    25/10/2021 Article Ministry of Energy

    Licensing rounds entail that Norwegian and foreign oil companies are invited to apply for production licences for defined areas within a given deadline.

  • PETROMAKS2 – large program for petroleum research

    25/10/2021 Article Ministry of Energy

    PETROMAKS2 succeeds the PETROMAKS program, which was completed in 2012. The program is administered by the Research Council of Norway and includes both strategic basic research and competence development as well as applied research and technology

  • ENERGIX - Large program for energy research

    25/10/2021 Article Ministry of Energy

    The ENERGIX program was established in 2013 and supports research and development on renewable energy, energy effienciency, energy system and energy policy. ENERGIX will contribute to achieving energy policy goals as well as increased value creation

  • Demo 2000

    25/10/2021 Article Ministry of Energy

    Demo 2000 is a research program that aims to help reduce costs and risks for the industry and commercialize new technology through support for piloting and demonstration.

  • CLIMIT - Research, development and demonstration of CO2 capture and storage technology

    25/10/2021 Article Ministry of Energy

    The CLIMIT programme is Norway’s national programme for research, development and demonstration of CO2 capture and storage technology (CCS). It covers the entire chain from long-term, competence-building basic research to projects that demonstrate

  • Norway’s oil history in 5 minutes

    12/10/2021 Article Ministry of Energy

    In the late 1950s, very few people believed that the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) might conceal rich oil and gas deposits. However, the discovery of gas at Groningen in the Netherlands in 1959 caused people to revise their thinking on the

  • OG21 – Oil and gas in the 21st century

    10/03/2021 Article Ministry of Energy

    The national technology strategy for the oil- and gas sector OG21 was established in 2001. It is organised by way of a board appointed by the Minister of Petroleum and Energy and a secretariat. OG21 is to enhance value creation on the Norwegian

  • Meld. St. 14 (2020–2021) - Long-term Perspectives on the Norwegian Economy 2021

    Chapter 1

    12/02/2021 Report to the Storting Ministry of Finance

  • Meld. St. 20 (2019–2020) - Norway’s integrated ocean management plans — Barents Sea–Lofoten area; the Norwegian Sea; and the North Sea and Skagerrak

    Report to the Storting (white paper)

    24/04/2020 Report to the Storting Ministry of Climate and Environment

  • Agreement for petroleum activities and model production licenses

    09/01/2020 Article Ministry of Energy

    Legislation requires companies to obtain licences for petroleum activities.

  • Petroleum resources

    13/06/2018 Article Ministry of Energy

    Norway is an important supplier of oil and gas to the global market.

  • Maps and downloads

    13/06/2018 Article Ministry of Energy

    Download tables, graphs, illustrations and maps.

  • Environment and technology

    13/06/2018 Article Ministry of Energy

    The Norwegian petroleum industry has very high environmental and climate standards compared with those in other countries.

  • Framework

    13/06/2018 Article Ministry of Energy

    The overall objective of Norway’s petroleum policy is to provide a framework for the profitable production of oil and gas in the long term.

  • Production and exports

    13/06/2018 Article Ministry of Energy

    Norway is an important supplier of oil and gas to the global market, and almost all oil and gas produced on the Norwegian shelf is exported.

  • Economy

    13/06/2018 Article Ministry of Energy

    The oil and gas sector plays a vital role in the Norwegian economy.

  • Exploration

    04/05/2018 Article Ministry of Energy

    Around 47 % of all the remaining resources on the shelf are undiscovered.

  • Developments and operations

    04/05/2018 Article Ministry of Energy

    In the 50 years since Norwegian petroleum activities began, about 45 percent of the estimated total recoverable resources on the continental shelf have been produced and sold from a total of 108 fields.

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