Licence: 453 S - Factpages - Norwegian Offshore Directorate

General information

General information
Attribute	Value
Production licence Name of the production licence	453 S
NPDID production licence Norwegian Offshore Directorate's unique id for production licences	4909893
Status Current status of production licence. Example of legal values: ACTIVE, INACTIVE	INACTIVE
Main area Name of the area on the Norwegian Continental Shelf where the wellbore is located. Example of legal values: Barents Sea, Norwegian Sea, North Sea	North sea
Licensing activity Name of the licensing activity the production licence was awarded in.	TFO2007
Date granted Date the production licence was granted by the Norwegian authorities.	29.02.2008
Date valid to Date the production licence is valid to.	01.03.2014
Stratigraphical Indicates if the licence has vertical limitations based on stratigraphy. 'NO' means no such limitations, 'YES OR PARTLY' means that either whole or parts of the licence has such limitations.	YES OR PARTLY
Original area [km2] Original area of the production licence in square kilometres.	2122
Current area [km2] Current area of the production licence in square kilometres.	0

Phases
Date phase valid from	Date phase valid to	Phase
29.02.2008	01.03.2014	INITIAL
02.03.2014	01.03.2015	INITIAL EXTENDED

Licensees — current
Date valid from	Company longname	Interest [%]

Operatorship — current
Date valid from	Company longname

Area – current
Date valid from	Block name	Polygon number	Polygon area [km2]	Vertical limitations

Work program (initial phase)
Work obligation	Decision	Task status	Expiry date	Wellbore if drilled
Seismology - collecting, reprocessing, interpretation		Approved
	Decision to drill	Will be drilled	01.03.2011
Drilling		Approved		8/5-1
	(PDO) Decision to prepare a plan for development	Dropped	01.03.2014
	(PDO) Submit plan for development	Approved	01.03.2014
	Decision to enter extension period	Dropped	01.03.2015

Conditions (production phase)
Work task	Decision	Description (norwegian)	Task status	Expiry date

Mortgages from the Petroleum register – current (in Norwegian only)
Dokument nummer	Registreringsdato	Utdrag av dokument
5236	05.03.2010	Det norske oljeselskap ASA pantsetter sin 25 % deltakerandel i utvinningstillatelsen til fordel for DnB Nor Bank ASA. Første prioritet panteobligasjon stor NOK 4,500,000,000, skriver norske kroner firemilliarderfemhundre millioner 00/100. Pantsetter har ikke rett til å overdra eller foreta ytterligere pantsettelser av pantsatte objekt uten skriftlig samtykke fra panthaver. Olje- og energidepartementet har i brev av 4.1.2010 gitt samtykke i medhold av petroleumsloven § 6-2 første ledd. Pantsettelsen utgjør et såkalt krysspant.
6993	02.04.2013	Noreco Norway AS pantsetter sin 25 % deltakerandel i utvinningstillatelsen til fordel for SpareBank 1 SR-Bank ASA. Første prioritet panteobligasjon stor NOK 1,240,000,000, skriver norske kroner enmilliardtohundreogførtimillioner 00/100. Pantsetter har ikke rett til å overdra eller foreta ytterligere pantsettelser av pantsatte objekt uten skriftlig samtykke fra panthaver. Olje- og energidepartementet har i brev av 9.1.2013 gitt samtykke i medhold av petroleumsloven § 6-2 første ledd. Pantsettelsen utgjør et såkalt krysspant.

Wellbores – exploration, drilled in the production licence
Wellbore name	Entered date	Completed date	Purpose	Content
8/5-1	10.01.2013	28.03.2013	WILDCAT	DRY

Wellbores – development, drilled in the production licence
Wellbore name	Entered date	Completed date	Purpose - planned

Wellbores – other, drilled in the production licence
Wellbore name	Entered date	Completed date	Purpose

Licensees — full history
Date valid from	Date valid to	Company longname	Interest [%]
31.12.2012	01.03.2014	Lundin Norway AS	35.000000
		Det norske oljeselskap ASA	25.000000
		Noreco Norway AS	25.000000
		VNG Norge AS	15.000000
22.12.2009	30.12.2012	Lundin Norway AS	35.000000
		Det norske oljeselskap ASA	25.000000
		Norwegian Energy Company ASA	25.000000
		VNG Norge AS	15.000000
01.10.2009	21.12.2009	Lundin Norway AS	35.000000
		Det norske oljeselskap ASA (old)	25.000000
		Norwegian Energy Company ASA	25.000000
		VNG Norge AS	15.000000
26.05.2009	30.09.2009	Lundin Norway AS	35.000000
		Det norske oljeselskap ASA (old)	25.000000
		Norwegian Energy Company ASA	25.000000
		VNG Norge (Operations) AS	15.000000
01.03.2008	25.05.2009	Lundin Norway AS	35.000000
		Norwegian Energy Company ASA	25.000000
		Det norske oljeselskap ASA (old)	25.000000
		Endeavour Energy Norge AS	15.000000
29.02.2008	29.02.2008	Lundin Norway AS	30.000000
		Endeavour Energy Norge AS	25.000000
		Det norske oljeselskap ASA (old)	25.000000
		Norwegian Energy Company ASA	20.000000

Operatorship — full history
Date valid from	Date valid to	Company longname
29.02.2008	01.03.2014	Lundin Norway AS

Area – full history
Date valid from	Date valid to	Block name	Polygon number	Polygon area [km2]	Vertical limitations
29.02.2008	01.03.2014	8/4	1	388
		8/7	3	134
		8/5	2	481
		8/11	6	150	Applies to all levels over 200 meter below base Jurassic.
		8/8	4	536	Applies to all levels over 200 meter below base Jurrasic.
		8/9	5	134
		8/12	7	299

Licensees – transfers
Date valid from	Transfer direction	Type of change	Company name	Transferred interest [%]
31.12.2012	FROM	TRANSFER	Norwegian Energy Company ASA	25.000000
31.12.2012	TO	TRANSFER	Noreco Norway AS	25.000000
22.12.2009	TO	MERGER/TAKEOVER	Det norske oljeselskap ASA	25.000000
22.12.2009	FROM	MERGER/TAKEOVER	Det norske oljeselskap ASA (old)	25.000000
01.10.2009	FROM	CHANGE OF COMPANY NAME	VNG Norge (Operations) AS	15.000000
01.10.2009	TO	CHANGE OF COMPANY NAME	VNG Norge AS	15.000000
26.05.2009	FROM	CHANGE OF COMPANY NAME	Endeavour Energy Norge AS	15.000000
26.05.2009	TO	CHANGE OF COMPANY NAME	VNG Norge (Operations) AS	15.000000
01.03.2008	FROM	TRANSFER	Endeavour Energy Norge AS	10.000000
	TO	TRANSFER	Lundin Norway AS	5.000000
	TO	TRANSFER	Norwegian Energy Company ASA	5.000000

Status reports
Document name	Document format	Document size [MB]
4909893_Relinquishment_report_PL_453S	.pdf	1.53