Norway opens first offshore licensing roundApr 13, 1965Labels: Norwegian continental, Offshore licensingPetroleum MuseumNorwegianpetroleum no
Ekofisk discovery confirms major Norwegian oilOct 24, 1969Labels: Ekofisk, Phillips PetroleumNorwegianpetroleum noEkofisk Museum
Ekofisk begins test production offshoreJun 14, 1971Labels: Ekofisk, Test productionNorwegianpetroleum no
Norway establishes the Norwegian Petroleum DirectorateJul 14, 1972Labels: Norwegian Petroleum, NPDNPD history
Statfjord discovery expands Norway’s North Sea outlookFeb 19, 1974Labels: Statfjord, North SeaPetroleum MuseumNorwegianpetroleum no
Norway introduces the Petroleum Taxation ActJun 13, 1975Labels: Petroleum Taxation, Norwegian taxRegjeringen noValhall Museum
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy establishedJan 11, 1978Labels: Ministry of, Norwegian governmentMinistry ref
Statfjord A starts production as a new export pillarNov 24, 1979Labels: Statfjord A, Offshore productionEquinor StatfjordPetroleum Museum
Political compromise “clips Statoil’s wings”Apr 1, 1984Labels: Political compromise, StatoilPetroleum MuseumSDFI overview
SDFI created to separate state ownership from StatoilJan 1, 1985Labels: SDFI, State ownershipSDFIPetroleum Museum
Storting passes law establishing the Petroleum FundJan 1, 1990Labels: Government Petroleum, StortingNBIM historyRegjeringen no