The Standing Committee on Energy and Environment has presented its recommendation to the Storting on 2026 appropriations for the Energy Department, the Ministry of Trade, Fisheries and Food Policy, and the Climate and Environment Ministry. The majority—comprising members from the Labour Party, Socialist Left Party, Centre Party, Red Party, and Green Party—endorses the budget agreement reached on 3 December 2025 and stresses that no changes should be made without full agreement from all parties to the deal. Members from the Progress Party, Conservative Party, and Liberal Party have put forward alternative positions and budgets.
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By Storting resolution of 5 December 2025, the net expenditure ceiling for budget area 12 (Oil and Energy) is set at −172,989,112,000 kroner and for budget area 13 (Environment) at 23,986,453,000 kroner.
Chapter 954 Item 70 Subsidy for administration of Petoro AS: 453,824,000
Chapter 1800 Item 1 Operating expenses, Energy Department: 270,264,000
Chapter 1800 Item 21 Special operating expenses: 44,600,000
Chapter 1800 Item 50 Transfers to other administrative bodies: 1,000,000
Chapter 1800 Item 60 Utsira Municipality—offshore wind development: 3,000,000
Chapter 1800 Item 70 Subsidy for international organisations and similar: 14,500,000
Chapter 1800 Item 71 Norwegian Oil Museum: 17,400,000
Chapter 1800 Item 72 Subsidy for energy purposes: 18,000,000
Chapter 1810 Item 1 Operating expenses, Norwegian Petroleum Directorate: 454,600,000
Chapter 1810 Item 21 Special operating expenses: 205,000,000
Chapter 1810 Item 23 Contract and collaborative activities: 50,000,000
Chapter 1820 Item 1 Operating expenses, Norwegian Directorate of Water Resources and Energy: 1,031,800,000
Chapter 1820 Item 21 Special operating expenses: 110,500,000
Chapter 1820 Item 22 Flood and landslide prevention: 383,000,000
Chapter 1820 Item 23 Contract and collaborative activities: 60,000,000
Chapter 1820 Item 25 Emergency and urgent measures for flood and landslide events: 150,000,000
Chapter 1820 Item 26 Energy Regulatory Authority: 96,300,000
Chapter 1820 Item 45 Major equipment purchases and maintenance: 39,000,000
Chapter 1820 Item 60 Subsidy for flood and landslide prevention: 210,000,000
Chapter 1820 Item 62 Distribution of revenue from wind power tax: 360,000,000
Chapter 1820 Item 74 Subsidy for museum and cultural heritage measures: 9,100,000
Chapter 1820 Item 75 Electricity support scheme, estimated appropriation: 1,900,000,000
Chapter 1820 Item 76 Electricity support for district heating: 4,500,000
Chapter 1820 Item 77 Norway Price for electricity, estimated appropriation: 9,100,000,000
Chapter 1820 Item 78 Norway Price for district heating, estimated appropriation: 500,000,000
Chapter 1820 Item 79 Electricity support for district heating, estimated appropriation: 35,000,000
Chapter 1825 Item 21 Special operating expenses for energy efficiency and conversion: 14,000,000
Chapter 1825 Item 50 Climate and Energy Fund: 1,300,000,000
Chapter 1825 Item 60 Subsidy for energy measures in municipal buildings: 300,000,000
Chapter 1850 Item 21 Special operating expenses for climate, industry and technology: 70,000,000
Chapter 1850 Item 50 Fund for CO2 management: 80,000,000
Chapter 1850 Item 70 Gassnova SF: 105,000,000
Chapter 1850 Item 71 Technology Centre Mongstad: 69,000,000
Chapter 1850 Item 72 Longship—CO2 capture and storage: 1,900,000,000
Chapter 1850 Item 73 Norwegian Research Council: 1,085,000,000
Chapter 1850 Item 75 Norwegian Energy Partners: 45,000,000
Chapter 2440 Item 30 Investments in state petroleum activities: 36,100,000,000
Chapter 4800 Item 70 Guarantee commission, Gassco: 2,200,000
Chapter 4810 Item 1 Fee revenue, Norwegian Petroleum Directorate: 33,000,000
Chapter 4810 Item 2 Contract and collaboration revenue, Norwegian Petroleum Directorate: 50,000,000
Chapter 4820 Item 1 Fee revenue, Norwegian Directorate of Water Resources and Energy: 10,300,000
Chapter 4820 Item 2 Contract and collaboration revenue, Norwegian Directorate of Water Resources and Energy: 60,000,000
Chapter 4820 Item 40 Flood and landslide prevention revenue: 20,000,000
Chapter 5440 Item 24 Operating result of the state's direct economic engagement in petroleum activities: 184,900,000,000
Chapter 5440 Item 24 Sub-item 1 Operating revenue: 274,200,000,000
Chapter 5440 Item 24 Sub-item 2 Operating expenses: −43,000,000,000
Chapter 5440 Item 24 Sub-item 3 Exploration and field development expenses: −2,100,000,000
Chapter 5440 Item 24 Sub-item 4 Depreciation: −39,300,000,000
Chapter 5440 Item 24 Sub-item 5 Interest on state capital: −4,900,000,000
Chapter 5440 Item 30 Depreciation of the state's direct economic engagement: 39,300,000,000
Chapter 5440 Item 80 Interest on state capital, state's direct economic engagement: 4,900,000,000