23rd round

• Guidelines for nominating blocks for the 23rd licensing round on the Norwegian continental shelf

  14/03/2019 The nominated blocks should be divided into two categories - "interesting" and "very interesting". The total number of nominated blocks should be limited upwards to 15. The nominations should not exceed one A4 page for each block/combination of blocks nominated.

• Nominations for the 23rd licensing round

  14/03/2019 The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has received proposals from 40 companies regarding which blocks they believe should be included in the 23 rd licensing round on the Norwegian shelf.

• Nominated blocks for announcement on public consultation

  14/03/2019 On 14 February 2014 the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy sent blocks nominated for announcement on a public consultation process.

• 23rd licensing round - announcement

  14/03/2019 The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has announced the 23 rd licensing round today, 20 January 2015. Fifty-seven blocks/parts of blocks are being announced in this round, of which three are in the Norwegian Sea and 54 in the Barents Sea.

• 26 companies want to explore in the north

  14/03/2019 The application deadline for production licences in the 23 rd licensing round expired on 2 December. Twenty-six companies had applied for exploration acreage by the end of the deadline.

• Thirteen companies are offered ten production licences in the 23rd licensing round

  14/03/2019 The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (MPE) has today issued an offer of new production licences in the 23rd licensing round on the Norwegian continental shelf. All ten production licences are located in the Barents Sea.

• Nomination of blocks for the 23rd licensing round

  14/03/2019 The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has received proposals from 40 companies regarding which blocks they believe should be included in the 23 rd licensing round on the Norwegian shelf.