The activities that goes on in the Barents Sea is strictly regulated trough national laws and regulations  and trough international conventions agreements. The international agreements play a vigorous part in harmonising the regulation transverse the national regulation.

The requirements for the petroleum activity in the Barents Sea are considerably stricter than the standards that apply on other parts of the Norwegian continental shelf. The targets aim specifically at the reduction of discharges of hazardous compounds both in chemical products used and naturally occurring in the produced water.

General regulations
Licences to engage in petroleum activities in an ar...