Statistics Norway

Oil and gas, international markets

33   Exploration and appraisal drilling in the North Sea, by country and geographical area. 1986-2003
  1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Denmark                                    
                                     
Exploration and appraisal drilling. South-west licences 7 7 3 4 2 7 11 2 2 1 4 8 6 9 12 15 9 10
                                     
Netherlands                                    
                                     
Onshore                                    
Exploration drilling 12 9 8 9 8 11 11 10 5 13 5 11 ... 5 2 2 4 3
Appraisal drilling 3 1 5 7 5 4 1 - 5 3 7 6 ... 3 2 - 1 -
                                     
Offshore                                    
Exploration drilling 25 22 21 23 29 43 19 13 10 5 24 21 ... 12 6 9 16 7
Appraisal drilling 5 5 5 5 5 4 1 1 2 3 5 10 ... 2 6 2 3 4
                                     
Norway                                    
Exploration drilling                                    
South of 62º 14 9 9 15 18 23 21 14 13 19 19 25 13 7 7 12 15 10
North of 62º 10 10 5 2 7 8 5 4 5 3 2 13 5 11 9 9 5 5
Svalbard - 1 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
                                     
Appraisal drilling                                    
South of 62º 5 8 10 6 9 13 14 5 3 11 5 8 7 7 3 2 2 6
North of 62º 5 4 1 1 1 - - 2 - 3 4 4 1 2 2 6 4 1
                                     
United Kingdom                                    
                                     
Exploration drilling                                    
East of England 12 20 25 35 33 22 15 14 20 10 12 16 12 3 3 7 5 8
East of Scotland 34 30 43 37 80 53 41 24 19 19 30 22 15 10 11 8 7 13
East of Shetland 16 13 14 15 26 16 9 4 5 4 11 13 8 1 6 5 1 2
West of England/Wales 1 2 5 3 7 8 7 5 8 5 8 2 2 - - - - 1
West of Shetland, Channel and SW Approaches 10 4 3 2 6 7 - 3 7 15 8 6 6 2 6 r3 3 2
                                     
Appraisal drilling                                    
East of England 17 16 21 16 18 10 6 8 8 7 4 5 1 5 3 2 4 3
East of Scotland 13 23 29 39 25 32 25 32 9 10 14 8 8 11 11 22 16 13
East of Shetland 10 23 19 19 10 11 5 3 2 - 12 8 7 4 16 11 6 -
West of England/Wales - - - - 1 3 1 4 1 - 1 - - - 1 - 1 -
West of Shetland, Channel and SW Approaches - 1 1 1 - 4 4   7 9 2 2 - - 2 1 1 3
Source: The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate`s annual report, Development of the oil and gas resources of the United Kingdom - Department of Energy, Yearbook oil and gas - Ministry of Economic Affairs Netherland and Danmarks olie og gasproduktion - annual report Energistyrelsen.
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