ABOUT DNO OPERATIONS INVESTORS Contact us Media center Search Terms ABOUT DNO What we do Founded in 1971, DNO is Norway’s oldest oil company and the first to list on the Oslo Stock Exchange in 1981. Initially a North Sea player, our focus over the past two decades shifted to the Middle East region, home to the world’s most prolific oil resources. By tapping into its Norwegian heritage and leveraging our regional footprint, DNO has proven a nimble and successful operator, even in challenging environments. In 2004, DNO was the first international oil company to enter the Kurdistan region of Iraq, at a time when the Kurdish region’s oil industry was virtually non-existent. DNO re-entered the North Sea during 2017, acquiring offshore exploration licenses in Norway and the UK. This has since expanded to include a number of producing assets offshore Norway and the UK. Wherever we operate, we look to minimize risk and maximize success through smart exploration, and, when a discovery is made, fast-track production. We have developed a best-in-class core competency in the fractured carbonate plays that are characteristic of the MENA region. At our flagship Tawke oil field in Kurdistan, we began production in 2007 – just two years after the start of exploration activities. The neighboring Peshkabir field was brought on production in 2017. We are now the leading international operator in production and reserves in Kurdistan, one of the world’s remaining largely untapped onshore hydrocarbons frontiers. DNO has among the lowest finding, development costs of any oil company anywhere in the world. Combined with low lifting costs, this gives us a significant competitive advantage when oil prices are weak and strong cash flow when oil prices are robust. We are agile. We are flexible. We are resilient. We are DNO. Privacy policy Disclaimer Modern Slavery Act Statement Copyright © DNO ASA 2021 We use cookies to make our website work more efficiently, to provide you with more personalized services, and to analyze traffic on our website. For more information on how we use cookies and how to manage cookies, click here. You can change your cookie settings at any time. Accept & close Change settings