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16 Jan 26![]() |
Norway: Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Equinor a drilling permit for wellbore 34/8-A-37 H in production licence 120. The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Equinor a drilling permit for wellbore 34/8-A-37 H in production licence 120. Planned spud date is January 2026. |
16 Jan 26![]() |
Norway: Vår Energi's appraisal well 7122/8-3 A confirms oil discovery in the Barents Sea (7122/8-3 A) Vår Energi's appraisal well 7122/8-3 A has confirmed the 7122/8-3 S ('Zagato') oil discovery in the Goliat area. The licensees are considering tying the discovery back to existing infrastructure on the Goliat field. |
16 Jan 26![]() |
Norway: Vår Energi delivers successful well test results at the Goliat Ridge Vår Energi has announced the completion of the appraisal well with two production tests on the Zagato structure in the Goliat Ridge discovery in the Barents Sea, confirming reservoir quality and adding recoverable volumes. |
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Norway: Aker BP – Fourth quarter 2025 trading update Aker BP has provided preliminary production and sales figures for the quarter and the full year. Aker BP’s net production (working interest) averaged 410.6 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day (mboepd) in the fourth quarter. |
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Norway: Equinor awarded 35 new production licenses on the Norwegian continental shelf Equinor has been awarded 35 new production licenses by the Ministry of Energy in this year's APA, Awards in Predefined Areas. Twenty-one of the awards are located in the North Sea, ten in the Norwegian Sea, and four in the Barents Sea, 17 of the licences with Equinor as an operator. |















