Oil and gas licence · Norway
Production licence 250
Production licence 250 is an oil and gas licence in Norway, with 17,000 ha of area, operated by A/S Norske Shell.
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 | 1999 | Sodir FactPages · record · NLOD 2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| End year | 2041 | Sodir FactPages · record · NLOD 2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | A/S Norske Shell | Sodir FactPages · record · NLOD 2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Holder | Petoro AS (45%) | Sodir FactPages · record · NLOD 2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Holder | Equinor Energy AS (23.7%) | Sodir FactPages · record · NLOD 2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Holder | A/S Norske Shell (16%) | Sodir FactPages · record · NLOD 2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Holder | ORLEN Upstream Norway AS (9.44%) | Sodir FactPages · record · NLOD 2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Holder | Vår Energi ASA (5.91%) | Sodir FactPages · record · NLOD 2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Attached to | Ormen Lange | Sodir FactPages · record · NLOD 2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 17,000 ha | Sodir FactPages · record · NLOD 2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Production licence 250 is the 22nd-largest of 175 oil and gas licences in Norway by area; its 17,000 ha is 1.3% 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 | 22nd of 175 | 1,281,000 ha | 1.3% |
| All oil and gas licences in our data | 67th of 330 | 4,085,293 ha | 0.42% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this oil and gas licence from its sources, oldest first.
- Licence awarded
- A/S Norske Shell on record as operator
- Petoro AS (45%), Equinor Energy AS (23.7%), A/S Norske Shell (16%) and 2 others on record as holders
- Licence expires
Operator, holders and place
- A/S Norske ShellOperator
- Petoro ASHolder · 45%
- Equinor Energy ASHolder · 23.7%
- A/S Norske ShellHolder · 16%
- ORLEN Upstream Norway ASHolder · 9.44%
- Vår Energi ASAHolder · 5.91%
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Data on this page
- NLOG. NLOG, Per https.
- Sodir. Sodir FactPages, NLOD 2.0.