Oil and gas licence · Norway
Production licence 053
Production licence 053 is an oil and gas licence in Norway, with 30,700 ha of area, operated by Equinor Energy AS.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Norway | Sodir FactPages · record · NLOD 2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Active | Sodir FactPages · record · NLOD 2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1979 | Sodir FactPages · record · NLOD 2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| End year | 2031 | Sodir FactPages · record · NLOD 2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Equinor Energy AS | Sodir FactPages · record · NLOD 2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Holder | Equinor Energy AS (49.3%) | Sodir FactPages · record · NLOD 2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Holder | Petoro AS (33.6%) | Sodir FactPages · record · NLOD 2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Holder | TotalEnergies EP Norge AS (14.7%) | Sodir FactPages · record · NLOD 2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Holder | ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS (2.4%) | Sodir FactPages · record · NLOD 2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Attached to | Oseberg Sør | Sodir FactPages · record · NLOD 2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Attached to | Oseberg | Sodir FactPages · record · NLOD 2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Attached to | Oseberg Øst | Sodir FactPages · record · NLOD 2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 30,700 ha | Sodir FactPages · record · NLOD 2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Production licence 053 is the 8th-largest of 175 oil and gas licences in Norway by area; its 30,700 ha is 2.4% of the 1,281,000 ha we hold for Norway. Ranks and totals cover the oil and gas licences in our data that report their area, not every one in existence.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 8th of 175 | 1,281,000 ha | 2.4% |
| All oil and gas licences in our data | 30th of 330 | 4,085,293 ha | 0.75% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this oil and gas licence from its sources, oldest first.
- Licence awarded
- Equinor Energy AS on record as operator
- Equinor Energy AS (49.3%), Petoro AS (33.6%), TotalEnergies EP Norge AS (14.7%) and 1 other on record as holders
- Licence expires
Operator, holders and place
- Equinor Energy ASOperator
- Equinor Energy ASHolder · 49.3%
- Petoro ASHolder · 33.6%
- TotalEnergies EP Norge ASHolder · 14.7%
- ConocoPhillips Skandinavia ASHolder · 2.4%
- Oil and gas licences in Norway175
- Norway: country profile
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Data on this page
- NLOG. NLOG, Per https.
- Sodir. Sodir FactPages, NLOD 2.0.