Terje Solheim has been appointed general manager of Det norskes Harstad office. Terje will be responsible for management of the office, be central in monitoring the company's High North policy and an important professional resource in preparing and planning operations.

Det norske oljeselskap ASA has come to an agreement with Total E&P Norge AS with regards to transfer of participating interests in three licenses.

Det norske oljeselskap ASA had a satisfactory first quarter. The discovery in licence 502 confirmed that the Johan Sverdrup field extends into this licence. The discovery in licence 457 (Asha) is an extension of the Ivar Aasen field, and it increases the resource basis for the development where Det norske is the operator.