Production pétrolière en Norvège

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La Norvége construit le plus profond tunnel sous la mer au monde :



https://metro.co.uk/2024/12/17/inside-w ... -22201802/#

Rogaland Fixed Link or simply the Rogfast is a project, constructing a sub-sea road tunnel between the municipalities of Randaberg (near the city of Stavanger) and Bokn in Rogaland county, Norway. The tunnel will be called the Boknafjord tunnel; it will be a world record with respect to its 27-kilometre (17 mi) length and its maximum depth of 392 metres (1,286 ft) below sea level. This will be a part of the main European route E39 highway along the west coast of Norway and it will link the cities of Kristiansand – Stavanger – Haugesund – Bergen.[1] It is currently slated for a 2033 opening.[2]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogfast

vidéo 5mn du projet, janvier 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vp19pRTJ9s

le lancement des travaux en janvier 2018 https://www.worldhighways.com/wh10/news ... el-project

vidéo 10mn :

Norway's Revolutionary 16 Mile Undersea Tunnel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ltrj7MdsNGs

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The Rogfast Tunnel is set to revolutionize travel along Norway’s rugged West coast. This subsea road tunnel will connect the municipalities of Randaberg and Bokn, slashing commute times and linking key cities like Stavanger, Haugesund, and Bergen. Part of the European Route E39, it’s a vital artery for trade and tourism.

And not only will the Rogfast be the longest subsea road tunnel in the world at 27 kilometers, but it’ll also dive a record-breaking 392 meters below sea level.

The idea for the Rogfast Tunnel has its roots in the 1970s when Norway began considering ways to improve the E39 Coastal Highway, a vital trade route for the country’s exports. As the population along the highway grew, so did the need for a faster, more reliable way to travel between cities like Stavanger, Kristiansand, and Trondheim.

Watch on to discover how this twin-tube, 27-kilometer-long tunnel will be the longest and deepest underwater road tunnel in the world, showcasing cutting-edge engineering techniques, safety systems, and tunneling technology.

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22.9 milliards de dollars d'investissements dans l' Oil & Gas Norvégien en 2025 :

Norway Doubles Down on Oil and Gas

By Felicity Bradstock - Jan 04, 2025,

After hitting record highs this year, Norway’s oil and gas investment is expected to grow even higher in 2025. Greater development activity on new projects and the cost of inflation have contributed heavily to the increase in Norway’s oil and gas investment in 2024. Norway’s oil and gas investment is expected to total around $22.9 billion this year, marking an all-time high, according to the country’s statistics office. The previous record was $20.4 billion in 2014 when oil prices were very high and companies were still spending heavily on new oil and gas projects. The increase in investment supported new exploration activity, pipeline transportation, and shutdown and removal.

The Scandinavian oil superpower is expected to continue investing heavily in fossil fuels in the coming years. Oil and gas companies operating in Norway expect to invest an estimated $24.68 billion in 2025, the industry association Offshore Norge announced in December. The group surveyed 14 companies, including Equinor, Aker, Vår Energi, ConocoPhillips, and Shell, representing almost the entirety of the country’s oil and gas output. Companies plan to commence drilling on 45 exploration wells in Norwegian waters in 2025, an increase from 41 this year and the highest level since 2019.

The increase in new exploration projects reflects the growth in demand for natural gas from Norway, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine and subsequent sanctions on Russian oil. Norway is Western Europe's largest oil and gas producer, with an output of more than 4 million bpd, and the government aims to continue increasing production for several decades.

In December, Vår Energi and Equinor announced they had made a new oil discovery at their Cerisa exploration well near an operational asset in the Barents Sea. The operators estimate the discovery holds between 1.3 and 4.8 million standard cubic meters of recoverable oil equivalent. This marked the fourth find in a row in the region. Alongside previous discoveries in Gjøa North and Ofelia/Kyrre, Cerisa could be tied into the Gjøa field using existing infrastructure in the area. This would provide combined estimated gross recoverable resources of up to 110 MMboe.

In addition to new exploration activities in Norway’s waters, Equinor also announced plans in December for a new 50/50 joint venture with Shell that will see the merging of their U.K. fossil fuel assets to create the largest independent oil and gas producer in the U.K. North Sea. The two companies announced in a joint statement that the new venture will help “sustain domestic oil and gas production and security of energy supply in the U.K.” The statement went on to say, “With the once prolific basin now maturing and production naturally declining, the combination of portfolios and expertise will allow continued economic recovery of this vital U.K. resource.”


Norway has justified its oil and gas expansion by investing in ‘low-carbon’ oil projects, which incorporate decarbonization techniques, as well as through its heavy investment in green energy projects. Norway is now the largest and lowest emissions supplier of oil and gas in Europe. This is largely thanks to the electrification of the country’s upstream operations, using Norway’s extensive hydropower. By 2026, Wood Mackenzie forecasts that over 60 percent of Norwegian production will be electrified.

New energy market intelligence research from Rystad’s Palzor Shenga and Elliot Busby suggests that the electrification of fossil fuel operations can significantly reduce upstream oil and gas emissions. The research shows that over 80 percent of emissions generated from upstream oil and gas production facilities can be cut by using electricity from renewable resources or natural gas that would otherwise be flared.

Shenga, the vice president of upstream research at Rystad, stated, “As the world confronts the pressing issue of climate change, the oil and gas industry is under increasing pressure to minimize its carbon footprint and align its practices with global sustainability objectives. Where it’s possible and economically viable, electrification has great potential to lower the industry’s emissions while maintaining production output.”

Norway has invested heavily in renewable energy in recent years. Its grid runs almost entirely on green energy sources, and it has also funded projects in other parts of the world. For example, in June Norway’s Sovereign Wealth Fund purchased a $418 million stake in the 573 MW U.K. wind farm Race Bank. The Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing Countries also announced an investment of $19.9 million in three wind farms with a total capacity of 420 MW in South Africa, to be built by EDF Renewables.

Nonetheless, many question whether Norway should be seen as a climate hero or as a carbon villain. The International Energy Agency has repeatedly said that further fossil fuel exploration is not compatible with its scenarios for reaching net zero emissions by 2050, meaning that Norway’s oil and gas investment is at odds with its aims for a green transition, despite its decarbonization and carbon offset efforts. Yet it seems that Norway wants to have its cake and eat it by continuing to invest heavily in oil and gas while also providing significant funding for decarbonization and a green transition.

https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-Gene ... d-Gas.html

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Le champ gazier norvégien de Troll a produit un volume record en 2024

Reuters •06/01/2025

La société norvégienne Equinor EQNR.OL a déclaré lundi que le champ gazier de Troll, en mer du Nord, avait produit un volume record de gaz naturel en 2024, soit une augmentation de près de 10 % par rapport au précédent record établi en 2022.

Le champ gazier de Troll, le plus grand d'Europe, a livré en 2024 42,5 milliards de mètres cubes standard (bcm ) de gaz naturel, contre 38,8 bcm en 2022, a déclaré Equinor dans un communiqué.

La Norvège est le plus grand fournisseur de gaz naturel de l'Europe après une forte réduction des livraisons russes depuis le début de la guerre en Ukraine en 2022, le gisement de Troll répondant à lui seul à environ 11 % des demandes de l'Union européenne, selon Equinor.

Troll, qui a commencé à produire en 1996, appartient à Equinor, Petoro, Shell , TotalEnergies et ConocoPhillips .

L'augmentation de la capacité de l'usine de traitement de gaz de Kollsnes ces dernières années a contribué à augmenter la production de Troll, a déclaré Equinor.

La société contrôlée par l'État et ses partenaires ont déclaré en mai dernier qu'ils investiraient 12 milliards de couronnes norvégiennes supplémentaires (1,06 milliard de dollars) pour stimuler la production du champ de Troll.

Le nouvel investissement permettra d'accélérer la production d'environ 55 milliards de m3 de gaz et, à son apogée, la contribution annuelle du développement supplémentaire s'élèvera à environ 7 milliards de m3, a déclaré Equinor à l'époque.

(1 $ = 11,2732 couronnes norvégiennes)

https://www.boursorama.com/bourse/actua ... bol=1rPTTE

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Site identified for proposed Halden SMR power plant

Monday, 6 January 2025

Norway's Halden Kjernekraft AS has entered into a letter of intent with the owner of a plot of land in Halden identified as a possible location for the construction of a nuclear power plant based on small modular reactors.
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The power plant proposed for Halden may consist of up to four SMRs with a total installed capacity of 1200 MWe and an annual production of 10 TWh.
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https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/arti ... ower-plant

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Norvège: la production de gaz bat un record en 2024

09 janv 2025 BFM

La production de gaz naturel en Norvège, devenue cruciale pour remplacer le gaz russe en Europe, a atteint un niveau record l'an dernier, a annoncé jeudi la Direction norvégienne du plateau continental. En 2024, le pays scandinave a produit 124 milliards de mètres cubes de gaz, quasi intégralement exporté vers l'Europe, battant le précédent record de 122,8 milliards de mètres cubes établi en 2022, l'année du début de l'invasion russe à grande échelle en Ukraine.

Le conflit en Ukraine a entraîné une nette réduction des livraisons de gaz russe vers le continent européen, dont la Norvège est alors devenue le premier fournisseur, détrônant la Russie.

"La production élevée en 2024 résulte d'une grande régularité sur les gisements et d'une capacité accrue grâce aux améliorations apportées en 2023", indique la Direction du plateau continental dans son rapport annuel.

Les investissements dans le secteur pétro-gazier en 2025 vers un plus haut depuis plus de dix ans

Le gaz représente plus de la moitié de la production d'hydrocarbures de la Norvège. Celle-ci devrait rester stable, à des niveaux élevés, avant de décliner graduellement "vers la fin des années 2020", précise le rapport. En 2025, les investissements dans le secteur pétro-gazier norvégien devraient atteindre 264 milliards de couronnes (23,1 milliards de dollars), soit leur niveau le plus élevé depuis 2014.

Depuis 2021, l'Agence internationale de l'énergie (AIE) presse le monde d'arrêter tout nouveau projet d'exploration pétrolière pour limiter le réchauffement climatique à 1,5°C par rapport aux niveaux pré-industriels. Elle dit anticiper un pic de la demande pour toutes les énergies fossiles - pétrole, gaz et charbon - "dans les prochaines années" de la décennie en cours, grâce au bond des énergies plus propres et de la voiture électrique.

https://www.msn.com/fr-fr/finance/econo ... aef&ei=195

[mobar]

Le pic du gaz norvégien ne semble pas être pour demain!

Si les norvégiens investissement plus de 20 milliards de dollars dans le secteur c'est qu'il comptent bien en tirer 5 ou 10 fois plus en bénéfices
Ils ont beau rouler en VE, le soi disant RCA n'a pas l'air de les convaincre, à moins qu'ils considèrent que c'est un bien pour eux et qu'il s’accommoderont de quelques degrés de plus ans problème

Quelques centaines de millions d'euros pour passer pour le vert-tueux, c'est un bon deal

https://www.norway.no/fr/france/norvege ... vegiennes/

Les nouveaux gisements de gaz ont une durée d'exploitation de l'ordre de 30 ans et certains ont duré plus de 50 ans (Groningue, Lacq, Hassi R'Mel ...)

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Norway records 148.68 MW of new solar in 2024
Norway deployed 148.68 MW of solar in 2024, pushing its cumulative installed PV capacity past 750 MW.

January 9, 2025 Patrick Jowett

Norway installed 148.68 MW of solar in 2024, according to figures from the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE).

The figure is down from Norway’s record year for solar deployment in 2023, which saw 306.17 MW of new solar added, but is in line with the 149.97 MW installed in 2022. Norway’s cumulative installed solar capacity now stands at 753.67 MW, according to NVE’s figures.

Hassan Gholami, a solar and storage consultant at Multiconsult, told pv magazine that growth in installed capacity slowed during 2024 due to high interest rates and an uncertain market environment. This affected project financing and delayed decision-making for new installations.

“For the next two years, I expect continued government support, improved grid interconnection policies and greater public awareness to drive the market forward, though maintaining momentum may require mitigating the effects of ongoing economic uncertainties,” said Gholami.

Gholami claimed that current trends in Norway could lead to future solar additions of between 200 MW and 300 MW per year, providing there are no significant changes in policy or market conditions.

“While this growth is promising, it falls short of the government’s ambitious target of achieving 8 TWh of PV-generated electricity by 2030,” Gholami explained. “To meet this goal, Norway would need to significantly accelerate the pace of installations, requiring annual additions of over 1,000 MW. This highlights a critical gap between current growth trajectories and the levels needed to align with national energy objectives.”
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https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/01/09/ ... r-in-2024/

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Norway Awards 53 Offshore Hydrocarbon Production Licenses

by Jov Onsat|Rigzone Staff | Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Norway’s Energy Ministry on Tuesday awarded 53 hydrocarbon production leases on the country’s continental shelf under last year’s licensing round.

A total of 20 firms, out of 21 that applied under the 2024 Awards in Pre-Defined Areas (APA), were offered ownership interests. Thirteen companies were offered one or more operatorships, according to a list published on the ministry’s website.

“Continued development of the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) is important for employment, value creation, and the ripple effects of petroleum activities on the mainland going forward”, Energy Minister Terje Aasland said in a statement.

“We need new discoveries to ensure that Norway can remain a stable and predictable supplier of oil and gas to Europe. It is therefore very positive to see such great interest in new exploration areas”.

Thirty-three of the new licenses are on Norway’s side of the North Sea. Nineteen are in the Norwegian Sea, while one is in the Norwegian portion of the Barents Sea.
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https://www.rigzone.com/news/norway_awa ... 8-article/

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Norvège: le fonds souverain affiche des gains record en 2024 grâce aux "Sept Magnifiques"

AFP le 29 janvier 2025

Le fonds souverain de la Norvège, le plus gros au monde, a affiché des résultats record l'an dernier, gagnant près de 7.000 euros par seconde, dopé par ses placements dans les "Sept Magnifiques" dont la domination est toutefois contestée aujourd'hui.

En données brutes, c'est le plus gros rendement de son histoire: 2.511 milliards de couronnes (214 milliards d'euros), soit près de 80.000 couronnes par seconde, ce qui a contribué à porter sa valeur totale à 19.742 milliards de couronnes à la fin de l'année.

"Ca a été une très bonne année pour le fonds", s'est félicité son chef, Nicolai Tangen, lors d'une présentation. "Cela ne durera pas une éternité", a-t-il toutefois ajouté comme à son accoutumée.

En pourcentage, le rendement s'est élevé à 13%, loin des 21,3% engrangés en 2023.

Comme cette année-là, le fonds a été en grande partie porté par les valeurs technologiques.

Ce secteur lui a rapporté plus de 1.170 milliards de couronnes en 2024, soit près de la moitié de ses gains annuels.

Si le fonds est présent au capital de quelque 9.000 entreprises à travers le monde, ses parts dans les "Sept Magnifiques" -Apple, Amazon, Alphabet (maison mère de Google), Meta (Facebook, Instagram), Microsoft, Nvidia et Tesla- représentent à elles seules 17% de ses placements boursiers.

"Nous devons apprendre à vivre avec un risque de concentration plus élevé que dans le passé, et je ne pense pas qu'il y ait grand-chose qu'on puisse faire", a estimé M. Tangen.

Illustration de ce risque, les valeurs tech se sont effondrées à Wall Street lundi -avant de se reprendre quelque peu mardi-, après l'arrivée sur le devant de la scène de la start-up chinoise d'intelligence artificielle DeepSeek.

Celle-ci a sorti la semaine dernière un nouveau modèle d'IA générative similaire à ChatGPT (OpenAI), Gemini (Google) et d'autres, pour une fraction des coûts induits par les géants américains.

- Accident de parcours? -

"Est-ce un simple accident de parcours ou quelque chose de plus grave? Bien sûr, on ne sait pas", a commenté le chef du fonds norvégien au sujet du plongeon du début de semaine.

Evoquant les valorisations vertigineuses des géants de la tech américaine, son numéro deux, Trond Grande, a quant à lui estimé que ces actions étaient "chères" mais, a-t-il précisé, "je ne suis pas sûr que ce soit une bulle".

Le fonds n'a pas procédé à des "changements majeurs" dans ses placements depuis le trou d'air boursier de lundi, a précisé M. Tangen.

Tous secteurs confondus, les actions, qui représentaient 71,4% du portefeuille du fonds fin 2024, ont rapporté 18% sur l'année.

Les placements obligataires (26,6% du portefeuille) ont pour leur part affiché un modeste rendement de 1%.

En revanche, les investissements immobiliers (1,8% des actifs) et les placements dans les projets d'énergies renouvelables (un actif encore marginal) sont tombés dans le rouge, affichant des rendements de -1% et -10% respectivement.

Alimenté par les revenus pétroliers de l'Etat norvégien, le fonds est le plus gros investisseur individuel de la planète.

Outre le rendement de ses investissements, sa valeur fluctue en fonction des versements -ou ponctions- du gouvernement norvégien et les effets de change, deux facteurs qui ont aussi eu un effet positif l'an dernier.

https://www.connaissancedesenergies.org ... ues-250129

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Studies continue into SMR deployment in Lund

A new company is being established to further investigate the possibility of establishing a nuclear power plant based on small modular reactors in the municipality of Lund in the southern Norwegian county of Rogaland.

Friday, 14 February 2025

In July last year, Norwegian nuclear project developer Norsk Kjernekraft - which aims to build, own and operate small modular reactor (SMR) power plants in Norway in collaboration with power-intensive industry - signed a cooperation agreement with Lund to consider the construction of such a plant in the area. Since then, thorough preliminary studies have been carried out, which show that the area has several suitable locations where a plant could be built.

The new company - named Dalane Kjernekraft AS - is being established in a partnership between Lund Municipality, Dalane Energi and Norsk Kjernekraft.

The company will operate according to the same model as Halden Kjernekraft AS. That company - founded by Norsk Kjernekraft, Østfold Energi and the municipality of Halden - is investigating the construction of a nuclear power plant based on SMRs at Halden, where a research reactor once operated.

Dalane Kjernekraft will initially continue its investigations and then select a location for an impact assessment. If the impact assessment yields positive results and shows that the benefits outweigh the disadvantages, the next step will be to prepare a licence application that can provide the basis for a possible start of construction. "If the studies yield a positive outcome, an SMR could be ready for operation around the mid-2030s," Norsk Kjernekraft said.

"The Dalane region needs more clean energy to succeed with development and restructuring," said Lund's mayor Gro Helleland. "A nuclear power plant in Lund will benefit the entire region in terms of attractiveness and increased activity for both business and local communities. Consideration of natural intervention has been crucial in our choice of energy solution. A nuclear power plant can produce as much energy as Norway's largest wind farm at Fosen, but only requires an area equivalent to a football stadium. We believe the time is ripe for an open and fact-based investigation, in which Lund's residents should be closely involved in the process."

"Lund Municipality is leading the way as a good example of how Norway can meet both climate goals and nature conservation at the same time," said Norsk Kjernekraft CEO Jonny Hesthammer. "So far, we have been in dialogue with nearly 90 Norwegian municipalities, but Lund Municipality is one of the fastest and is well ahead in the queue to become a host municipality for an SMR.

"Globally, a nuclear power renaissance is now taking place, and never before has interest in this been greater in Norway. Through Dalane Kjernekraft, Lund can show Norway how municipalities can be strengthened through real sustainability in practice."

In June 2024, the Norwegian government appointed a committee to conduct a broad review and assessment of various aspects of a possible future establishment of nuclear power in the country. It must deliver its report by 1 April 2026.

https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/arti ... nt-in-lund

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DNO Announces 'Important' Oil, Gas Discovery in North Sea

by Andreas Exarheas|Rigzone Staff | Thursday, March 27, 2025

In a statement posted on its site on Wednesday, Norwegian oil and gas operator DNO ASA announced “an important oil and gas discovery in Northern North Sea license PL1182 S”.

The discovery was made in Paleocene injectite sandstones “of excellent reservoir quality”, the statement highlighted. Preliminary estimates of gross recoverable resources are “in the range of 39 to 75 million barrels of oil equivalent, with a mean of 55 million barrels of oil equivalent”, the statement pointed out.

DNO noted in the statement that the Kjøttkake exploration well encountered a 41 meter (134.5 foot) oil column and a nine meter 9 (29.5 foot) gas column. A sidetrack drilled horizontally 1,350 meters (4,429 feet) westwards along the reservoir in the Sotra Formation confirmed the presence of the oil column throughout the discovery, DNO added.

“We are on a hot streak in Norway,” DNO Executive Chairman Bijan Mossavar-Rahmani said in the statement.

“Our latest and most exciting discovery this year, Kjøttkake, is close to existing infrastructure in the Troll-Gjøa area, and we will be relentless in pursuing its commercialization,” Mossavar-Rahmani added.

DNO highlighted in the statement that Kjøttkake is the company’s tenth discovery since 2021 in the “Troll-Gjøa exploration and development hotspot”. This find follows the company’s Røver Nord, Kveikje, Ofelia, Røver Sør, Heisenberg, Carmen, Kyrre, Cuvette and Ringand discoveries, DNO pointed out in the statement.
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https://www.rigzone.com/news/dno_announ ... 2-article/

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Norway Gas Production Up Month on Month

by Jov Onsat|Rigzone Staff | Monday, March 24, 2025

Norway produced 355.1 million standard cubic meters a day (MMscmd) of natural gas in February, beating the official forecast by 3.8 percent and rising from January’s 346.1 Mmscmd, the country’s upstream regulator has reported.

However, last month’s gas output is lower than the 360.4 MMscmd logged for February 2024, according to figures published online by the Norwegian Offshore Directorate.

The Nordic country, the European Union’s biggest source of pipeline gas, sold 9.9 billion standard cubic meters (Bscm) February 2025, down 800 MMscm from January 2025.

Meanwhile Norway’s oil production in February 2025 averaged 1.72 million barrels per day (MMbd), falling from January’s 1.78 MMbd but beating the projection by 1.3 percent.

Earlier this month Equinor ASA said it has put the Halten East field in the Norwegian Sea onstream, unlocking new gas for Europe.

“We are starting up Halten East at a time where piped gas from Norway is in high demand and important for energy security”, Geir Tungesvik, executive vice president for projects, drilling and procurement at Equinor, said in a company statement March 17.

Halten East, a tie-in to be developed in two phases, holds about 100 million barrels of oil equivalent recoverable reserves, according to the Norwegian majority state-owned energy company.

The development, which has an estimated investment of NOK 9 billion ($856.67 million), targets six discoveries and potentially three more prospects. It uses existing infrastructure deployed for Åsgard, another Equinor-operated field that started up 1999. “The second phase is planned in 2029”, Equinor said.

The gas will be sent to the Kårstø terminal, from which it will be shipped via pipeline to European buyers.

Norway set a new gas production record in 2024 with 124 Bscm sold, compared to the previous record of 122.8 Bscm sold in 2022.

“The high production in 2024 was caused by high regularity on the fields and increased capacity following upgrades in 2023”, the Directorate said in a report on its website.

Norway’s total oil and gas production last year was the highest since 2009, reaching 240 MMscm of oil equivalent, according to the Directorate. The Troll and Johan Sverdrup fields in the North Sea contribute about 37 percent of hydrocarbon production on Norway’s continental shelf, the Directorate said.

Troll produced a record 42.5 Bscm of gas 2024. The figure is equivalent to about three times Norway’s hydropower production in a normal year, according to operator Equinor.

https://www.rigzone.com/news/norway_gas ... 4-article/

[tita]

Petit regard sur les statistiques norvégiennes. En 2023, la production moyenne annuelle était de 1.8 Mb/j. C'est la plus élevée depuis 2010 où c'était à peu près équivalent. En 2022, la production moyenne était de 1.7 Mb/j. Le gros boost vient de Johan Sverdrup, dont la production était 711 kb/j en 2023, contre 500 kb/j en 2022. 40% de la production norvégienne repose sur ce champ, l'ensemble des autres étant globalement en déclin. Sans ce champ ouvert en 2019, la production norvégienne serait à 1.1 Mb/j, son niveau de 1988.

En 2024, la production de Johan Castberg devrait débuter. C'est pas un énorme champ, mais il devrait permettre de maintenir la production norvégienne au niveau actuel, vu que la prod de Johan Sverdrup ne va plus augmenter et que les autres champs vont continuer à décliner.

Un truc que je trouve intéressant. En 2019, il y avait ~10 champs dont la production était de 50kb/j ou plus. En 2023, ça s'est réduit à 4 champs. Il y a une augmentation du nombre de petits champs qui produisent.

Update 2025. La production annuelle en 2024 était de 1'772 kb/j (à peine en-dessous de 2023). J'ai été surpris de voir un nouveau champ, Breidabblig, avec une production de 59 kb/j.

Au final, Johan Castberg a commencé à produire à partir du 31 mars 2025.

Johan Castberg devient le champ pétrolier offshore le plus septentrional exploité dans le monde

Equinor a fait part le 31 mars de la mise en huile, en mer de Barents, du grand gisement Johan Castberg, qui devient le champ pétrolier offshore le plus au nord exploité à travers le monde.

https://lemarin.ouest-france.fr/shippin ... f61e6be38b

J'avais commencé à suivre les statistiques norvégiennes en me demandant à quel moment ils fermaient un champ pétrolier. Si je prends par exemple Stratfjord, l'un des plus anciens et le plus grand champ pétrolier de la mer du nord (ouvert en 1979), on voit une production qui atteint un sommet entre 1986 et 1994 à ~600kb/j, avant de voir un déclin important qui s'étale jusqu'à nos jours. Actuellement, il est à une production de 12 kb/j, ce qui semble très faible. Néanmoins, ils continuent d'investir pour prolonger cette production (~300 mio € en 2023).

https://www.norskpetroleum.no/en/facts/field/statfjord/

[mobar]

Les montants de production d'un champ dépendent plus de la demande des marchés que du potentiel de production de ce champ
Les exploitante n'ont que faire de produire beaucoup, ce qui les intéresse c'est de maximiser les revenus et de faire durer l'exploitation à moindre cout le plus longtemps possible

Rien ne sert de tuer la poule aux œufs d'or il faut la faire produire un max pendant le plus longtemps possible quand le prix du brut est élevé

[GillesH38]

C’est un petit plus compliqué que ça à cause du taux d’actualisation : un euro gagné maintenant et replacé te fait gagner plus qu’un euro gagné plus tard