The principal responsibility of the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy is to achieve a coordinated and integrated energy policy.

Minister of Petroleum and Energy

Åslaug Haga

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The Skarv license lays the grounds for climate friendly technology

Today, the Governement presented to the storting (parliament) a proposal on development, installation and operation for Skarv. The Skarv field will produce gas, oil and condensate. The field is situated north in the Norwegian Sea. The partners in the Skarv development is BP Norway AS (operator), StatoilHydro ASA, E.On. Ruhrgas Norway AS and PGNiG Norway AS.

(Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, 09.11.2007)

Nomination of blocks for the 20th licensing round

Mrs. Åslaug Haga, Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy, has invited oil companies to nominate blocks they think should be included in the 20th licensing round on the Norwegian continental shelf. The invitations were sent to all owners of licenses on the shelf and pre-qualified companies.

(Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, 25.10.2007)

StatoilHydro into Shtokman

Today, Prime Minister Stoltenberg has had a telephone conversation with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin. Through this conversation, President Putin informed the Prime Minister that StatoilHydro will take a 24 per cent share in the company which is to develop the Russian Shtokman field – Shtokman Development Company (SCD).

(Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, 25.10.2007)

Photo: Helge Hansen/StatoilHydro

Troll Future Development

By letter 18 October 2007, the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy informed the licensees of the Troll field that a Plan for Development and Operation (PDO) of Troll Future Development that is based on the premise of accelerated gas production would not be approved. Such accelerated gas production would reduce the possibility to recover large volumes of oil from the field.

(Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, 19.10.2007)

Photo: Øyvind Hagen / StatoilHydro

The Norwegian government focuses on carbon capture and storage

The Norwegian Government proposes to allocate NOK 1 125 million to research, technology development and work with carbon capture, transport and storage in 2008.

(Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, 05.10.2007)

Credit © European Community, 2007

Knowledge gathering – integrated management plan for the Barents Sea

As a follow-up to the integrated management plan for the Barents Sea and Lofoten, the Government allocated NOK 70 million in 2007 to seismic surveys in the Nordland VII and Troms II areas, outside Lofoten and Vesterålen. In 2008, a further 140 million will be allocated to this work. The surveys are carried out by the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD).

(Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, 05.10.2007)

The oil and gas activity on the Norwegian continental shelf

- High oil prices will continue to generate a high income for the Norwegian state in the next few years. However, the level of Norwegian oil production has not been this low since 1994. As a considerable oil-producing country with a responsible resource management we have to intensify the effort, especially on existing fields and exploration activities, to slow down this negative trend. It will require a considerable effort from the industry as well as from the authorities, says Mrs. Åslaug Haga, Minister of Petroleum and Energy.

(Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, 05.10.2007)

Merger between Statoil and Hydros petroleum activities takes effect.

Today the merger of Statoil with Norsk Hydros oil- and gas activities took effect through the new corporate entity StatoilHydro ASA. The Chief Executive Officer is Helge Lund. The company has approximately 31 000 employees engaged in activities in close to 40 different countries.

(Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, 01.10.2007)

APA 2007 – Wide interest for exploration on the Norwegian continental shelf

By the deadline for application to the Awards in predefined areas (APA) 2007* on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS), the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has received applications from 46 companies. The Ministry aims to award new production licenses in APA 2007 at the end of this year or at the beginning of 2008.

(Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, 28.09.2007)

Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
Facts 2007 The Norwegian Petroleum Sector
Facts 2006 Energy and water resources in Norway

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