Petroleum, coal and research drilling onshore Svalbard: a historical perspective

• Published in: Norwegian Journal of Geology
• Main Authors: Senger, Kim, Brugmans, Peter, Grundvåg, Sten-Andreas, Jochmann, Malte Michel, Nøttvedt, Arvid, Olaussen, Snorre, Skotte, Asbjørn, Smyrak-Sikora, Aleksandra
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Ishøgda; Kvadehuken; Longyearbyen; Ny-Ålesund; Pyramiden; Svalbard; Van Mijenfjorden; Ny Ålesund; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2648643; https://doi.org/10.17850/njg99-3-1

The beginning of the Norwegian oil industry is often attributed to the first exploration drilling in the North Sea in 1966, the first discovery in 1967 and the discovery of the supergiant Ekofisk field in 1969. However, petroleum exploration already started onshore Svalbard in 1960 with three mappin...