Norway’s 22nd licensing round for oil and gas exploration in its frontier areas attracted applications from 36 companies, its energy ministry said yesterday.
Some 86 blocks were offered in the licensing round, of which a record 72 are in the Barents Sea, and 14 in the Norwegian Sea.
“I am pleased to see such extensive, broad interest in the 22nd licensing round,” said Minister of Petroleum and Energy Ola Borten Moe.
“The positive exploration results achieved on the Norwegian continental shelf in recent years are an important starting point for our efforts to maintain activity levels on the Norwegian continental shelf in the long term.
“Further exploration in opened areas will play a key role in achieving this.
“There is great variety both among the companies that have applied and in the areas they have applied for.
“This is very positive, and shows that the industry has great faith in the northernmost areas of the Norwegian continental shelf.”
When offers are sent to the companies in the spring of 2013, the Ministry will announce which blocks have been awarded to which companies, along with the associated timetables, it said.
The companies that have applied for production licences are:
Atlantic Petroleum, Norske Shell, Bayerngas Norge, BG Norge, BP Norge, Centrica Resources Norge, Concedo ASA, ConocoPhillips Skandinavia, Dana Petroleum Norway, Det norske oljeselskap ASA, Dong E&P Norge, E.ON E&P Norge, Edison International SpA, Eni Norge, Faroe Petroleum Norge, GDF SUEZ E&P Norge, Idemitsu Petroleum Norge, Lukoil Oil Company, Lundin Norway, Maersk Oil Norway, Moeco Oil & Gas Norge, North Energy ASA, OMV Norge, PGNiG Norway, Repsol Exploration Norge, Rocksource ASA, RN Nordic Oil, RWE Dea Norge, Skagen44, Spring Energy Norway, Statoil Petroleum, Suncor Energy Norge, Total E&P Norge, Tullow Oil, Valiant Petroleum and Wintershall Norge ASA.
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