Disclosure of information and dialogue with local communities and stakeholders that may be affected by our operations is an important part of an impact assessment.
Most of our projects are on the Norwegian continental shelf, and therefore our impact assessments are usually only published in Norwegian.
All our impact assessments are shared in PDF format.
In recent years, several discoveries have been made in the area north of the Gjøa field (located in the northern part of the North Sea), off the coast of Sogn og Fjordane in Vestland County.
These include the discoveries Ofelia (PL929), Gjøa Nord (PL153), and Cerisa (PL636). The discoveries are planned to be tied into existing infrastructure, with Gjøa Semi serving as the host installation for processing and export.
Plans are being made to submit Plans for Development and Operation (PDO) / an application for exemption from the development part of the PDO for the fields included in GSP in June 2026, including a joint Impact Assessment (IA).
The IA has been carried out based on a program determined by the Ministry of Energy following consultation on the licensees’ proposed program in the first quarter of 2025. The current IA is now being presented for consultation.
The consultation deadline is Tuesday, May 8, 2026.
Public consultation on the impact assessment for the removal of the Balder FPU.
Consultations to be submitted by 12. May, 2026.
Public consultation on supplementary assessment related to combustion emissions.
Consultations to be submitted by: 20. March 2026.
Public consultation on proposed programme for the environmental impact assessment.
In recent years, several discoveries have been made in the area north of the Gjøa field (located in the northern North Sea), both in the same production license and in adjacent production licenses. This includes the discoveries Ofelia (PL929), Gjøa Nord (PL153), and Cerisa (PL636).
These discoveries are planned to be developed as a portfolio to achieve synergies and are referred to as “Gjøa Subsea Projects” (GSP).
Plans for development and operation (PDO) are scheduled to be submitted in 2025/2026, including a joint impact assessment.
A proposal for an impact assessment program constitutes the first step in the impact assessment process. The current program proposal is now being submitted for consultation.
Consultations to be submitted by: 11. April 2025.
The programme for the Impact Assessment (IA) for the removal of the Balder FPU is submitted for public consultation. The programme represents the first step in the work on the impact assessment. The work includes gathering feedback from the public/stakeholders during a consultation period of three months.
The final programme must be approved by the Ministry of Energy before work on the impact assessment can begin.
Planned progress for the impact assessment work: