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 273 INACTIVE | ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS | North Sea | — | Mar 15, 2002 | Dec 31, 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 274 INACTIVE | DNO Norge AS (old) | North Sea | — | Mar 15, 2002 | Dec 31, 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 275 INACTIVE | ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS | North Sea | — | Mar 15, 2002 | Dec 30, 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 276 INACTIVE | Statoil ASA (old) | North Sea | — | Mar 15, 2002 | Mar 15, 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 277 | Equinor Energy AS | North Sea | Production extended | Mar 15, 2002 | Jun 30, 2036 | 3 | 8 |
| PL 278 INACTIVE | RWE Dea Norge AS | North Sea | — | Mar 15, 2002 | Apr 21, 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 279 INACTIVE | RWE Dea Norge AS | North Sea | — | Mar 15, 2002 | Apr 16, 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 280 INACTIVE | CNR International (UK) Limited | North Sea | — | Mar 15, 2002 | May 10, 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 085 C | Equinor Energy AS | North Sea | Production | Jan 25, 2002 | Sep 30, 2030 | 5 | 19 |
| PL 052 B INACTIVE | Statoil Petroleum AS | North Sea | — | Nov 30, 2001 | Apr 6, 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 072 B | Equinor Energy AS | North Sea | Production extended | Sep 24, 2001 | Dec 31, 2028 | 2 | 11 |
| PL 029 B | Equinor Energy AS | North Sea | Production extended | May 11, 2001 | Dec 31, 2032 | 2 | 34 |
| PL 033 B | Aker BP ASA | North Sea | Production | May 4, 2001 | Dec 31, 2028 | 2 | 48 |
| PL 265 | Equinor Energy AS | North Sea | Production | Apr 27, 2001 | Jan 27, 2037 | 3 | 256 |
| PL 266 INACTIVE | Enterprise Oil Norge AS | North Sea | — | Apr 27, 2001 | Dec 22, 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 267 INACTIVE | Enterprise Oil Norge AS | — | — | Apr 27, 2001 | Dec 22, 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 268 INACTIVE | Norske ConocoPhillips AS | North Sea | — | Apr 27, 2001 | Oct 31, 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 269 | Vår Energi ASA | North Sea | Production | Apr 27, 2001 | Apr 27, 2041 | 2 | 132 |
| PL 270 INACTIVE | VNG Norge AS | North Sea | — | Apr 27, 2001 | Jan 1, 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 048 B INACTIVE | Statoil Petroleum AS | North Sea | — | Jan 10, 2001 | Dec 31, 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 006 B | Aker BP ASA | North Sea | Production | Oct 9, 2000 | Dec 31, 2028 | 2 | 77 |
| PL 006 C | DNO Norge AS | North Sea | Production | Oct 9, 2000 | Dec 31, 2026 | 2 | 47 |
| PL 027 C | Vår Energi ASA | North Sea | Production | Oct 9, 2000 | Mar 1, 2030 | 2 | 4 |
| PL 028 C | Equinor Energy AS | North Sea | Production | Oct 9, 2000 | Mar 1, 2030 | 3 | 18 |
| PL 171 B | Equinor Energy AS | North Sea | Production | Oct 9, 2000 | Mar 1, 2031 | 4 | 20 |
| PL 251 INACTIVE | StatoilHydro ASA | Norwegian Sea | — | May 12, 2000 | May 12, 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 252 INACTIVE | Norsk Hydro Produksjon AS | Norwegian Sea | — | May 12, 2000 | May 12, 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 253 INACTIVE | StatoilHydro Petroleum AS | Norwegian Sea | — | May 12, 2000 | May 12, 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 254 INACTIVE | BP Norge AS | Norwegian Sea | — | May 12, 2000 | Dec 31, 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 255 | Equinor Energy AS | Norwegian Sea | Production | May 12, 2000 | May 12, 2038 | 3 | 54 |
| PL 256 INACTIVE | Det norske oljeselskap AS(old) | Norwegian Sea | — | May 12, 2000 | Jan 1, 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 257 | Equinor Energy AS | Norwegian Sea | Production | May 12, 2000 | Sep 10, 2033 | 3 | 32 |
| PL 258 INACTIVE | Total E&P Norge AS | Norwegian Sea | — | May 12, 2000 | Sep 29, 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 259 INACTIVE | Eni Norge AS | Norwegian Sea | — | May 12, 2000 | Jan 1, 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 260 INACTIVE | BP Norge AS | Norwegian Sea | — | May 12, 2000 | Feb 12, 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 261 | Aker BP ASA | Norwegian Sea | Production | May 12, 2000 | May 12, 2036 | 2 | 45 |
| PL 262 | Aker BP ASA | Norwegian Sea | Production | May 12, 2000 | Feb 2, 2033 | 4 | 38 |
| PL 263 | Equinor Energy AS | Norwegian Sea | Production | May 12, 2000 | May 12, 2037 | 1 | 80 |
| PL 264 INACTIVE | Eni Norge AS | Norwegian Sea | — | May 12, 2000 | Jan 1, 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 169 B1 | Equinor Energy AS | North Sea | Production | Mar 1, 2000 | Mar 1, 2030 | 4 | 50 |
| PL 169 B2 | Equinor Energy AS | North Sea | Production | Mar 1, 2000 | Mar 1, 2030 | 4 | 21 |
| PL 037 C INACTIVE | Wintershall Norge AS | North Sea | — | Jan 14, 2000 | Dec 31, 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 134 B | Equinor Energy AS | Norwegian Sea | Production | Jan 14, 2000 | Apr 10, 2027 | 3 | 44 |
| PL 001 B | Aker BP ASA | North Sea | Production extended | Dec 15, 1999 | Dec 31, 2036 | 3 | 43 |
| PL 027 B INACTIVE | Vår Energi AS | North Sea | — | Dec 15, 1999 | Mar 1, 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 028 B | Aker BP ASA | North Sea | Production extended | Dec 15, 1999 | Dec 31, 2036 | 3 | 30 |
| PL 250 | A/S Norske Shell | Norwegian Sea | Production | Oct 22, 1999 | Feb 2, 2041 | 5 | 170 |
| PL 050 C INACTIVE | Equinor Energy AS | North Sea | — | Jun 4, 1999 | Dec 31, 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 055 B | OKEA ASA | North Sea | Production extended | Jun 4, 1999 | Dec 31, 2040 | 5 | 5 |
| PL 238 INACTIVE | Norsk Agip AS | North Sea | — | Jun 4, 1999 | Mar 21, 2002 | 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.