Maintenance is postponed

8/31/2026 Welcome to a seminar on sub-basalt exploration on 15 October 2026 at our offices. The seminar speakers will represent operators, suppliers, academia and the authorities.

8/25/2026 This year's winner of the Norwegian Offshore Directorate's “Improved Recovery Award” has worked systematically to revitalise the Draugen and Brage fields.

8/24/2026 Advanced methods can yield enhanced oil and gas recovery. So far, the Norwegian Offshore Directorate has identified three discoveries on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) that may be suitable for enhanced recovery using advanced methods (EOR). One of them remains unclaimed.

8/24/2026 Equinor (operator) and Aker BP (partner) have discovered gas/condensate in the "Linga" prospect.

8/21/2026 The Norwegian Offshore Directorate will be participating with lectures, conversations and a stand at ONS. We hope you'll stop by!

8/20/2026 Resource report 2026: Without significant discoveries, production on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) may fall steeply after 2030. Resources remain plentiful, but growth levels are too low to maintain current production levels over time.

8/20/2026 Preliminary production figures for July 2026 show an average daily production of 1 976 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate.

8/11/2026 Aker BP and its partner Equinor have drilled a dry exploration well, 15/6-17, in the «Svarteknippa» prospect in the North Sea.

8/10/2026 Energy will yet again be an important topic during this year's Arendalsuka – an annual forum for exchanging information and perspectives. The Norwegian Offshore Directorate will be contributing facts and analyses at five different events. We'll be sharing a few perspectives from our Resource Report 2026, which will be published on 20 August.

7/23/2026 Equinor and its partners have made an oil discovery in the “Skrugard North Tubåen” prospect in the Barents Sea.