NORWAY · PRODUCTION LICENCES
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 1271 S | Aker BP ASA | Norwegian Sea | Initial | Mar 14, 2025 | Mar 14, 2031 | 3 | 111 |
| PL 1272 | Aker BP ASA | Norwegian Sea | Initial | Mar 14, 2025 | Mar 14, 2032 | 3 | 900 |
| PL 1273 INACTIVE | Petrolia NOCO AS | Norwegian Sea | — | Mar 14, 2025 | Mar 14, 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1274 | OMV Norge AS | Norwegian Sea | Initial | Mar 14, 2025 | Mar 14, 2032 | 4 | 312 |
| PL 1275 | Vår Energi ASA | Norwegian Sea | Initial | Mar 14, 2025 | Feb 14, 2032 | 2 | 970 |
| PL 1276 INACTIVE | OMV (Norge) AS | Norwegian Sea | — | Mar 14, 2025 | Mar 15, 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 147 B INACTIVE | DNO Norge AS | North Sea | — | Mar 14, 2025 | Mar 13, 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 229 I | Vår Energi ASA | Barents Sea | Initial | Mar 14, 2025 | Mar 14, 2032 | 2 | 39 |
| PL 242 B | Aker BP ASA | North Sea | Initial | Mar 14, 2025 | Mar 14, 2032 | 3 | 5 |
| PL 248 LS | Harbour Energy Norge AS | North Sea | Initial | Mar 14, 2025 | Mar 14, 2031 | 2 | 10 |
| PL 263 H | Equinor Energy AS | Norwegian Sea | Initial | Mar 14, 2025 | Mar 14, 2032 | 2 | 43 |
| PL 318 D | Vår Energi ASA | North Sea | Initial | Mar 14, 2025 | Mar 14, 2032 | 4 | 1,511 |
| PL 442 D | Aker BP ASA | North Sea | — | Mar 14, 2025 | Mar 14, 2026 | 2 | 21 |
| PL 554 F | Equinor Energy AS | North Sea | Initial | Mar 14, 2025 | Feb 17, 2030 | 3 | 7 |
| PL 636 D | Vår Energi ASA | North Sea | Initial | Mar 14, 2025 | Mar 14, 2032 | 4 | 73 |
| PL 942 BS INACTIVE | Aker BP ASA | Norwegian Sea | — | Mar 14, 2025 | Mar 14, 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 055 FS | OKEA ASA | North Sea | Initial extended | Nov 15, 2024 | Nov 15, 2029 | 5 | 76 |
| PL 091 G | Equinor Energy AS | Norwegian Sea | Production extended | Sep 30, 2024 | Dec 31, 2029 | 2 | 28 |
| PL 124 B | Equinor Energy AS | Norwegian Sea | Production extended | Sep 30, 2024 | Dec 31, 2045 | 4 | 73 |
| PL 338 F | Aker BP ASA | North Sea | Production | Jun 24, 2024 | Dec 17, 2029 | 3 | 5 |
| PL 869 B | Aker BP ASA | North Sea | Production | Jun 5, 2024 | Feb 2, 2032 | 2 | 3 |
| PL 1088 B | Aker BP ASA | North Sea | Initial | Mar 15, 2024 | Mar 15, 2031 | 2 | 27 |
| PL 1093 B INACTIVE | Lime Petroleum AS | North Sea | — | Mar 15, 2024 | Sep 1, 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1101 B INACTIVE | OMV (Norge) AS | North Sea | — | Mar 15, 2024 | Aug 18, 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1102 B | OKEA ASA | North Sea | Initial | Mar 15, 2024 | Feb 19, 2028 | 4 | 8 |
| PL 1126 B | Equinor Energy AS | Norwegian Sea | Initial | Mar 15, 2024 | Mar 15, 2031 | 3 | 146 |
| PL 1128 B INACTIVE | Equinor Energy AS | Norwegian Sea | — | Mar 15, 2024 | Mar 14, 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1148 CS | Wellesley Petroleum AS | North Sea | Initial | Mar 15, 2024 | Mar 15, 2031 | 4 | 22 |
| PL 1194 B | OMV Norge AS | Norwegian Sea | Initial | Mar 15, 2024 | Mar 15, 2030 | 3 | 22 |
| PL 1198 | Aker BP ASA | North Sea | Initial extended | Mar 15, 2024 | Mar 15, 2032 | 4 | 118 |
| PL 1199 | Aker BP ASA | North Sea | Initial | Mar 15, 2024 | Mar 15, 2031 | 3 | 300 |
| PL 1200 S | Equinor Energy AS | North Sea | Initial | Mar 15, 2024 | Mar 15, 2031 | 2 | 353 |
| PL 1201 | Equinor Energy AS | North Sea | Initial extended | Mar 15, 2024 | Mar 15, 2032 | 2 | 18 |
| PL 1202 S INACTIVE | Equinor Energy AS | North Sea | — | Mar 15, 2024 | Mar 14, 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1203 | Vår Energi ASA | North Sea | Initial extended | Mar 15, 2024 | Mar 15, 2030 | 4 | 99 |
| PL 1204 | DNO Norge AS | North Sea | Initial | Mar 15, 2024 | Mar 15, 2031 | 3 | 82 |
| PL 1205 INACTIVE | ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS | North Sea | — | Mar 15, 2024 | Mar 14, 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1206 S INACTIVE | Aker BP ASA | North Sea | — | Mar 15, 2024 | Mar 15, 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1207 | Aker BP ASA | North Sea | Initial | Mar 15, 2024 | Mar 15, 2031 | 2 | 19 |
| PL 1208 INACTIVE | ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS | North Sea | — | Mar 15, 2024 | Mar 14, 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1209 INACTIVE | DNO Norge AS | North Sea | — | Mar 15, 2024 | Mar 15, 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1210 | Harbour Energy Norge AS | North Sea | Initial extended | Mar 15, 2024 | Mar 15, 2032 | 3 | 213 |
| PL 1212 S INACTIVE | Equinor Energy AS | North Sea | — | Mar 15, 2024 | Mar 15, 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1213 S | Vår Energi ASA | North Sea | Initial extended | Mar 15, 2024 | Mar 15, 2031 | 2 | 73 |
| PL 1214 | Equinor Energy AS | North Sea | Initial | Mar 15, 2024 | Mar 15, 2030 | 4 | 18 |
| PL 1215 INACTIVE | Aker BP ASA | North Sea | — | Mar 15, 2024 | Mar 15, 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1216 INACTIVE | DNO Norge AS | North Sea | — | Mar 15, 2024 | Mar 15, 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1217 | INPEX Idemitsu Norge AS | North Sea | Initial extended | Mar 15, 2024 | Mar 15, 2032 | 4 | 884 |
| PL 1218 INACTIVE | Aker BP ASA | North Sea | — | Mar 15, 2024 | Mar 14, 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1219 | Vår Energi ASA | Norwegian Sea | Initial extended | Mar 15, 2024 | Mar 15, 2032 | 2 | 623 |
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.