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Production licences
A production licence is the right to explore and produce in an area of the shelf. Each has one operator and a set of licensees with percentage interests, and every change of hands since 1965 is on file.
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| Licence | Operator | Area | Phase | Granted | Valid to | Licensees | km² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PL 318 C | Vår Energi ASA | Norwegian Sea | Production | May 15, 2009 | Jun 18, 2044 | 4 | 19 |
| PL 519 INACTIVE | Lundin Norway AS | Norwegian Sea | — | May 15, 2009 | Feb 10, 2016 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 520 INACTIVE | ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Norway AS | Norwegian Sea | — | May 15, 2009 | Jul 4, 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 521 INACTIVE | Statoil Petroleum AS | Norwegian Sea | — | May 15, 2009 | Aug 15, 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 522 INACTIVE | BG Norge AS | Norwegian Sea | — | May 15, 2009 | Jan 1, 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 523 INACTIVE | E.ON E&P Norge AS | Norwegian Sea | — | May 15, 2009 | May 15, 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 524 INACTIVE | Statoil Petroleum AS | Norwegian Sea | — | May 15, 2009 | May 15, 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 525 INACTIVE | Noreco Norway AS | Norwegian Sea | — | May 15, 2009 | May 15, 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 526 INACTIVE | North Energy ASA | Norwegian Sea | — | May 15, 2009 | May 15, 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 527 INACTIVE | Chevron Norge AS | Norwegian Sea | — | May 15, 2009 | May 15, 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 528 INACTIVE | Sval Energi AS | Norwegian Sea | — | May 15, 2009 | Dec 31, 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 529 INACTIVE | Eni Norge AS | Barents Sea | — | May 15, 2009 | Apr 12, 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 530 INACTIVE | GDF SUEZ E&P Norge AS | Barents Sea | — | May 15, 2009 | Mar 12, 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 531 INACTIVE | Repsol Exploration Norge AS | Barents Sea | — | May 15, 2009 | May 15, 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 532 | Equinor Energy AS | Barents Sea | Production | May 15, 2009 | May 15, 2049 | 3 | 378 |
| PL 533 INACTIVE | ABP Norway AS | Barents Sea | — | May 15, 2009 | Dec 31, 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 534 INACTIVE | Wintershall Norge AS | Barents Sea | — | May 15, 2009 | May 15, 2016 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 535 INACTIVE | Total E&P Norge AS | Barents Sea | — | May 15, 2009 | May 15, 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 536 INACTIVE | Statoil Petroleum AS | Barents Sea | — | May 15, 2009 | Nov 15, 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 537 | Equinor Energy AS | Barents Sea | Production | May 15, 2009 | May 15, 2049 | 4 | 100 |
| PL 538 INACTIVE | A/S Norske Shell | Norwegian Sea | — | May 15, 2009 | May 15, 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 169 C INACTIVE | Aker BP ASA | North Sea | — | Mar 27, 2009 | Dec 31, 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 102 C INACTIVE | TotalEnergies EP Norge AS | North Sea | — | Mar 20, 2009 | Dec 31, 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 107 B | Equinor Energy AS | Norwegian Sea | Production | Jan 23, 2009 | Apr 10, 2034 | 3 | 12 |
| PL 107 C | Equinor Energy AS | Norwegian Sea | Production | Jan 23, 2009 | Apr 10, 2034 | 3 | 7 |
| PL 193 B | Equinor Energy AS | North Sea | Production | Jan 23, 2009 | Sep 10, 2031 | 3 | 5 |
| PL 292 B INACTIVE | A/S Norske Shell | North Sea | — | Jan 23, 2009 | Dec 31, 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 402 B INACTIVE | Talisman Energy Norge AS | North Sea | — | Jan 23, 2009 | Jul 2, 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 432 B INACTIVE | Det norske oljeselskap ASA | Norwegian Sea | — | Jan 23, 2009 | Feb 16, 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 465 B INACTIVE | Nexen Exploration Norge AS | North Sea | — | Jan 23, 2009 | Mar 1, 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 472 B INACTIVE | Wintershall Norge AS (old) | Norwegian Sea | — | Jan 23, 2009 | Mar 1, 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 475 BS | Harbour Energy Norge AS | Norwegian Sea | Production | Jan 23, 2009 | Feb 28, 2036 | 3 | 37 |
| PL 493 INACTIVE | ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS | North Sea | — | Jan 23, 2009 | Jan 23, 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 494 INACTIVE | Det norske oljeselskap ASA | North Sea | — | Jan 23, 2009 | Jan 23, 2016 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 495 INACTIVE | Lundin Norway AS | North Sea | — | Jan 23, 2009 | Jul 23, 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 496 INACTIVE | Premier Oil Norge AS | North Sea | — | Jan 23, 2009 | Mar 8, 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 497 INACTIVE | Det norske oljeselskap ASA | North Sea | — | Jan 23, 2009 | Jan 23, 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 498 INACTIVE | LOTOS Exploration and Production Norge AS | North Sea | — | Jan 23, 2009 | Jan 23, 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 499 S INACTIVE | ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS | North Sea | — | Jan 23, 2009 | Jul 23, 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 500 INACTIVE | Statoil Petroleum AS | North Sea | — | Jan 23, 2009 | Jul 23, 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 501 | Aker BP ASA | North Sea | Production | Jan 23, 2009 | Dec 31, 2036 | 3 | 349 |
| PL 502 | Equinor Energy AS | North Sea | Production | Jan 23, 2009 | Jan 27, 2037 | 3 | 11 |
| PL 503 INACTIVE | LOTOS Exploration and Production Norge AS | North Sea | — | Jan 23, 2009 | Nov 7, 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 504 INACTIVE | Aker BP ASA | North Sea | — | Jan 23, 2009 | Dec 31, 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 505 INACTIVE | Maersk Oil Norway AS | North Sea | — | Jan 23, 2009 | Oct 23, 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 506 S INACTIVE | Pure E&P Norway AS | North Sea | — | Jan 23, 2009 | Jul 23, 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 507 INACTIVE | Statoil Petroleum AS | North Sea | — | Jan 23, 2009 | Dec 29, 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 508 S INACTIVE | Nexen Exploration Norge AS | North Sea | — | Jan 23, 2009 | Jan 23, 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 509 S INACTIVE | North Energy ASA | North Sea | — | Jan 23, 2009 | Jul 23, 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 510 INACTIVE | Maersk Oil Norway AS | Norwegian Sea | — | Jan 23, 2009 | Jan 23, 2016 | 0 | 0 |
About this data
Norwegian Offshore Directorate (Sodir) FactPages, mirrored nightly and used under the Norwegian Licence for Open Government Data (NLOD). One row per production licence, with the operator and phase as registered today and the number of current licensees.
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/norway/licences, documented in the API reference.