Norwegian Continental Shelf

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Norwegian_Continental_Shelf

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:island
gptkbp:area	approximately 2 million square kilometers
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Norway
gptkbp:discoveredBy	gptkb:Phillips_Petroleum
gptkbp:economicImportance	major source of revenue for Norway
gptkbp:environmentalRegulation	strict environmental standards
gptkbp:explorationLicensesIssuedBy	gptkb:Norwegian
gptkbp:explorationStarted	1960s
gptkbp:exportedResource	gptkb:oil natural gas
gptkbp:field	gptkb:Ekofisk_field gptkb:Statfjord_field gptkb:Troll_field gptkb:Snøhvit_field gptkb:Johan_Sverdrup_field
gptkbp:firstOilDiscovery	gptkb:Ekofisk_field
gptkbp:firstOilDiscoveryYear	1969
gptkbp:fishingArea	important for Norwegian fisheries
gptkbp:gasProductionBegan	1977
gptkbp:governedBy	gptkb:Ministry_of_Petroleum_and_Energy_(Norway) gptkb:Norwegian_Petroleum_Directorate
gptkbp:hasBiodiversity	rich marine life
gptkbp:hasResource	natural gas petroleum
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Norwegian Continental Shelf
gptkbp:largestField	gptkb:Johan_Sverdrup_field
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Barents_Sea gptkb:North_Sea gptkb:Norwegian_Sea
gptkbp:neighboringMunicipality	gptkb:Denmark gptkb:Faroe_Islands gptkb:Iceland gptkb:Russia gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:notableOperation	gptkb:Aker_BP gptkb:Lundin_Energy gptkb:Neptune_Energy gptkb:TotalEnergies gptkb:Wintershall_Dea gptkb:Equinor gptkb:Shell gptkb:ConocoPhillips gptkb:Vår_Energi
gptkbp:oilProductionBegan	1971
gptkbp:platform	gptkb:United_Nations_Convention_on_the_Law_of_the_Sea
gptkbp:significance	energy security in Europe
gptkbp:subject	gptkb:Norwegian_Petroleum_Act international maritime law
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Aker_BP
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6