OSLO, Norway, May 27 (UPI) -- Delays in planning for the Johan Sverdrup field off the coast of Norway left the country short of its 10-year reserve growth objectives, the government said.
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate, the nation's energy regulator, reviewed the resource base on the continental shelf from 2005-14. By 2015, NPD set a goal of adding 5 billion barrels of oil to national reserves, but final figures were "somewhat less" than envisioned.