Norway Offers 53 New Production Licenses

The Norwegian Ministry of Energy has offered 53 new production licenses on the Norwegian continental shelf.

Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) is an annual exploration round for the Norwegian continental shelf. Of the 53 production licenses offered in APA 2024, 33 are located in the North Sea, 19 in the Norwegian Sea, and one in the Barents Sea.

In total, 20 oil companies were offered parts in one or more of these licenses. The companies (parts/operatorships) are: A/S Norske Shell (1/1), Aker BP (19/16), Concedo (3/0), ConocoPhillips Skandinavia (3/3), DNO Norge (13/4), Equinor Energy (27/7), Harbour Energy Norge (4/3), INPEX Idemitsu Norge (8/2), Lime Petroleum (1/0), M Vest Energy (2/0), OKEA (8/2), OMV (Norge) (4/3), Orlen Upstream Norway (8/0), Pandion Energy Norge (3/0), Petrolia NOCO (5/3), Source Energy (1/0), Sval Energi (7/2), TotalEnergies EP Norge (2/0), Vår Energi (16/5) and Wellesley Petroleum (3/2).

Equinor’s 27 new production licenses include 20 licenses in the North Sea, six in the Norwegian Sea and one in the Barents Sea.

"There are still substantial resources on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). Together with our partners, we need to explore more to contribute to European energy security and maintain our position as a reliable supplier of