Norway was accepted by the EITI Board as EITI compliant in March 2011. Norway will request to be revalidated in 2016. Norway was accepted as an EITI candidate country in February 2009 and became the 25th implementing country.

In July 2009, Norway formalized its multi-stakeholder group, passed EITI regulation into law, and began its first report. All extractive companies, including ConocoPhillips, and relevant governmental agencies operating in Norway were required to report all of their tax, license and royalty payments and receipts by August 2009. The first Norwegian EITI report was published in January 2010.