Oil and gas licence · Norway
Production licence 153
Production licence 153 is an oil and gas licence in Norway, with 11,400 ha of area, operated by Vår Energi ASA.
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 | 1988 | Sodir FactPages · record · NLOD 2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| End year | 2028 | Sodir FactPages · record · NLOD 2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Vår Energi ASA | Sodir FactPages · record · NLOD 2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Holder | Petoro AS (30%) | Sodir FactPages · record · NLOD 2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Holder | Harbour Energy Norge AS (28%) | Sodir FactPages · record · NLOD 2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Holder | Vår Energi ASA (25%) | Sodir FactPages · record · NLOD 2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Holder | OKEA ASA (12%) | Sodir FactPages · record · NLOD 2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Holder | DNO Norge AS (5%) | Sodir FactPages · record · NLOD 2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Attached to | Gjøa | Sodir FactPages · record · NLOD 2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 11,400 ha | Sodir FactPages · record · NLOD 2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Production licence 153 is the 36th-largest of 175 oil and gas licences in Norway by area; its 11,400 ha is 0.89% 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 | 36th of 175 | 1,281,000 ha | 0.89% |
| All oil and gas licences in our data | 97th of 330 | 4,085,293 ha | 0.28% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this oil and gas licence from its sources, oldest first.
- Licence awarded
- Vår Energi ASA on record as operator
- Petoro AS (30%), Harbour Energy Norge AS (28%), Vår Energi ASA (25%) and 2 others on record as holders
- Licence expires
Operator, holders and place
- Vår Energi ASAOperator
- Petoro ASHolder · 30%
- Harbour Energy Norge ASHolder · 28%
- Vår Energi ASAHolder · 25%
- OKEA ASAHolder · 12%
- DNO Norge ASHolder · 5%
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Data on this page
- NLOG. NLOG, Per https.
- Sodir. Sodir FactPages, NLOD 2.0.