Map services – updated changelog

3/9/2020 Updated changelog with information about new datalayer, "Wellbore, all" in our chartservices.

Updated: 3/9/2020

Latest news

Oil discovery near the Johan Castberg field (7220/5-EC-2 H)
7/23/2026 Equinor and its partners have made an oil discovery in the “Skrugard North Tubåen” prospect in the Barents Sea.
Production figures June 2026
7/21/2026 Preliminary production figures for June 2026 show an average daily production of 2 022 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate.
Drilling permit for wellbore 35/6-7 S
7/13/2026 The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Vår Energi ASA drilling permit for wellbore 35/6-7 S in production licence 929.
Drilling permit for wellbore 25/8-24 S
7/13/2026 The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Vår Energi ASA drilling permit for wellbore 25/8-24 S in production licence 1203.
Drilling permit for wellbore 36/7-6 S
7/9/2026 The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Energi ASA drilling permit for wellbore 36/7-6 S in production licence 636.
Drilling permit for wellbore 6407/5-3 S
7/9/2026 The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Vår Energi ASA drilling permit for wellbore 6407/5-3 S in production licence 1002.
One krone invested in exploration generates a return of four kroner
7/7/2026 Exploration on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) is highly profitable. Over the past 25 years, capital invested in exploration has generated a fourfold return.
Subsurface clarity
7/2/2026 Everything was simpler before. The geologists observed a “bump”(dome) below the seabed, the rig took up position and drilled in the middle. Today, everything is more akin to computer games.
New public consultation – proposed changes to the Resource Management Regulations and the Regulations relating to documentation in connection with storage of CO2 on the shelf
7/2/2026 In the autumn of 2025, the Norwegian Offshore Directorate submitted proposed changes in two regulations for public consultation (the 2025 consultation), with 3 December 2025 as the deadline for comments.
Seminar on sub-basalt exploration
6/29/2026 Is it possible to explore for, and find, oil and gas under the basalt (a volcanic rock) on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS)?