The Norwegian upstream industry drilled an estimated 35 oil and gas exploration wells in 2023. For 2024, the source forecast exploration activity to yield the completion of some 36 wells. Between 2009 and 2023, there were notable increases in drilling in 2010, 2014, and 2019 - years which often followed greater demand and higher oil prices.
Number of oil and gas exploration wells drilled in Norway from 2009 to 2024
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Oil and gas in NorwayRystad Energy. (September 5, 2023). Number of oil and gas exploration wells drilled in Norway from 2009 to 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1441033/norway-number-of-exploration-oil-and-gas-wells/
Rystad Energy. "Number of oil and gas exploration wells drilled in Norway from 2009 to 2024." Chart. September 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1441033/norway-number-of-exploration-oil-and-gas-wells/
Rystad Energy. (2023). Number of oil and gas exploration wells drilled in Norway from 2009 to 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1441033/norway-number-of-exploration-oil-and-gas-wells/
Rystad Energy. "Number of Oil and Gas Exploration Wells Drilled in Norway from 2009 to 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1441033/norway-number-of-exploration-oil-and-gas-wells/
Rystad Energy, Number of oil and gas exploration wells drilled in Norway from 2009 to 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1441033/norway-number-of-exploration-oil-and-gas-wells/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
Number of oil and gas exploration wells drilled in Norway from 2009 to 2024 [Graph], Rystad Energy, September 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1441033/norway-number-of-exploration-oil-and-gas-wells/