6/5/2026 The Norwegian Offshore Directorate is working to encourage the industry to develop, cooperate more closely and utilise new technology to an even greater extent. Tickets for this year's Technology Day were in high demand.

5/20/2026 The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Aker BP ASA drilling permit for wellbore 15/6-17 in production licence 979.

5/20/2026 Preliminary production figures for April 2026 show an average daily production of 2 158 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate.

5/8/2026 The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Equinor Energy AS drilling permit for wellbore 34/10-56 S in production licence 050 HS.

5/5/2026 The Ministry of Energy announced APA 2026 on 5 May 2026, encompassing the predefined areas with blocks in the North Sea, Norwegian Sea and Barents Sea. 

4/29/2026 The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has updated the prospect form for reporting prospects, leads and in some cases, discoveries.

4/27/2026 The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Equinor Energy AS drilling permit for wellbore 7220/5-EC-2 H in production licence 532.

4/22/2026 Equinor and its partners have drilled a dry well in the “Skoll” and “Hati” prospects, east of the Visund field in the North Sea.

4/21/2026 Preliminary production figures for March 2026 show an average daily production of 2 152 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate.

4/15/2026 There is no time to waste if we want to extract more oil and gas from the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) using advanced methods (EOGR). The benefits for our broader society could be enormous.