Oil and gas licence · Norway
Production licence 257
Production licence 257 is an oil and gas licence in Norway, with 3,200 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 | 2000 | Sodir FactPages · record · NLOD 2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| End year | 2033 | 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 (79%) | Sodir FactPages · record · NLOD 2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Holder | Vår Energi ASA (15%) | Sodir FactPages · record · NLOD 2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Holder | TotalEnergies EP Norge AS (6%) | Sodir FactPages · record · NLOD 2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Attached to | Kristin | Sodir FactPages · record · NLOD 2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 3,200 ha | Sodir FactPages · record · NLOD 2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Production licence 257 is the 92nd-largest of 175 oil and gas licences in Norway by area; its 3,200 ha is 0.25% 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 | 92nd of 175 | 1,281,000 ha | 0.25% |
| All oil and gas licences in our data | 198th of 330 | 4,085,293 ha | <0.1% |
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 (79%), Vår Energi ASA (15%) and TotalEnergies EP Norge AS (6%) on record as holders
- Licence expires
Operator, holders and place
- Equinor Energy ASOperator
- Equinor Energy ASHolder · 79%
- Vår Energi ASAHolder · 15%
- TotalEnergies EP Norge ASHolder · 6%
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Data on this page
- NLOG. NLOG, Per https.
- Sodir. Sodir FactPages, NLOD 2.0.