Continued significant interest in exploration in mature areas in APA 2021
The photo shows karstified (dissolved) marble at Liland in Evenes municipality.
15/09/2021
The authorities have received applications from 31 companies in the Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) 2021.
The deadline for applications was 8 September.
«It’s gratifying to see the continued high level of interest to identify additional resources near existing fields and infrastructure», says Kalmar Ildstad, director of licence management at the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD).
The NPD will now start the work of evaluating the applications with focus on geological understanding and plans for exploration of the areas.
Offers announced early in 2022
When production licences are awarded, emphasis is also placed on the companies’ technical expertise and experience, as well as financial strength.
The authorities plan to announce which companies will be offered ownership interests in APA 2021 early in 2022.
16/07/2024
We look forward to welcoming you to a seminar on the topic of exploration in the Barents Sea, to be held on 23-24 October 2024 at our offices in Stavanger. The seminar will include presentations by the Ministry of Energy, the Norwegian Offshore Directorate, licensees and suppliers.
11/07/2024
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Equinor Energy AS drilling permit for wellbore 6610/7-3 in production licence 1014, cf. Section 13 of the Resource Management Regulations.
10/07/2024
Wellesley Petroleum has proven oil and gas in the Gnomoria Appraisal (35/10-12 S) well in the North Sea, about 100 kilometres southwest of Florø.
04/07/2024
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Aker BP ASA drilling permit for wellbore 35/6-5 S in production licence 1110, cf. Section 13 of the Resource Management Regulations.
03/07/2024
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Equinor Energy AS drilling permit for wellbore 31/1-4 in production licence 923 B, cf. Section 13 of the Resource Management Regulations.
28/06/2024
Director General Torgeir Stordal shares his thoughts on the trends in activity on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) in the first half of 2024.
28/06/2024
Aker BP and its partners have discovered gas in wildcat well 7324/8-4 (Hassel) in the Barents Sea, around 300 kilometres from the northern coast of Norway.
26/06/2024
In connection with the first licensing round for mineral activities on the seabed, the Ministry of Energy has sent blocks nominated for announcement on a public consultation process.