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 1220 INACTIVE | ORLEN Upstream Norway AS | Norwegian Sea | — | Mar 15, 2024 | Mar 15, 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1221 INACTIVE | Petrolia NOCO AS | Norwegian Sea | — | Mar 15, 2024 | Mar 14, 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1222 INACTIVE | Equinor Energy AS | Norwegian Sea | — | Mar 15, 2024 | Mar 15, 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1223 | OKEA ASA | Norwegian Sea | Initial extended | Mar 15, 2024 | Jul 15, 2027 | 3 | 42 |
| PL 1224 | Vår Energi ASA | Norwegian Sea | Initial extended | Mar 15, 2024 | Mar 15, 2032 | 2 | 261 |
| PL 1225 S | Harbour Energy Norge AS | Norwegian Sea | Initial extended | Mar 15, 2024 | Mar 15, 2032 | 3 | 45 |
| PL 1226 | Wellesley Petroleum AS | Norwegian Sea | Initial extended | Mar 15, 2024 | Dec 15, 2030 | 2 | 99 |
| PL 1227 | Equinor Energy AS | Norwegian Sea | Initial extended | Mar 15, 2024 | Sep 15, 2028 | 4 | 101 |
| PL 1228 INACTIVE | OMV Norge AS | Norwegian Sea | — | Mar 15, 2024 | Mar 15, 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1229 INACTIVE | Sval Energi AS | Norwegian Sea | — | Mar 15, 2024 | Sep 14, 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1230 | Aker BP ASA | Norwegian Sea | Initial | Mar 15, 2024 | Mar 15, 2031 | 4 | 1,822 |
| PL 1231 | OMV Norge AS | Norwegian Sea | Initial extended | Mar 15, 2024 | Mar 15, 2032 | 3 | 397 |
| PL 1233 INACTIVE | OMV Norge AS | Norwegian Sea | — | Mar 15, 2024 | Mar 14, 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1234 | Harbour Energy Norge AS | Norwegian Sea | Initial extended | Mar 15, 2024 | Mar 15, 2032 | 2 | 569 |
| PL 1235 | A/S Norske Shell | Norwegian Sea | Initial extended | Mar 15, 2024 | Sep 15, 2032 | 3 | 1,914 |
| PL 1236 | Equinor Energy AS | Barents Sea | Initial | Mar 15, 2024 | Mar 15, 2031 | 3 | 801 |
| PL 1237 | Vår Energi ASA | Barents Sea | Initial extended | Mar 15, 2024 | Mar 15, 2032 | 4 | 354 |
| PL 1238 | Equinor Energy AS | Barents Sea | Initial | Mar 15, 2024 | Mar 15, 2031 | 3 | 953 |
| PL 1239 INACTIVE | Equinor Energy AS | Barents Sea | — | Mar 15, 2024 | Mar 15, 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1240 | Equinor Energy AS | Barents Sea | Initial | Mar 15, 2024 | Mar 15, 2032 | 3 | 309 |
| PL 1241 INACTIVE | Vår Energi ASA | Barents Sea | — | Mar 15, 2024 | Mar 15, 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1242 INACTIVE | Aker BP ASA | Barents Sea | — | Mar 15, 2024 | Mar 15, 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1243 | Aker BP ASA | Barents Sea | Initial extended | Mar 15, 2024 | Mar 15, 2032 | 4 | 917 |
| PL 211 DS | Harbour Energy Norge AS | Norwegian Sea | Production | Mar 15, 2024 | Feb 2, 2032 | 4 | 10 |
| PL 261 D | Aker BP ASA | Norwegian Sea | Initial extended | Mar 15, 2024 | Sep 15, 2030 | 2 | 17 |
| PL 272 E | Aker BP ASA | North Sea | Initial | Mar 15, 2024 | Dec 31, 2029 | 2 | 24 |
| PL 644 D | OMV Norge AS | Norwegian Sea | Production | Mar 15, 2024 | Dec 31, 2043 | 3 | 6 |
| PL 873 B | Aker BP ASA | North Sea | Initial | Mar 15, 2024 | Dec 31, 2029 | 3 | 42 |
| PL 873 C | Aker BP ASA | North Sea | Initial | Mar 15, 2024 | Dec 31, 2029 | 3 | 7 |
| PL 932 B INACTIVE | Aker BP ASA | North Sea | — | Mar 15, 2024 | Mar 15, 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 979 B | Aker BP ASA | North Sea | Initial | Mar 15, 2024 | Mar 15, 2030 | 2 | 18 |
| PL 1211 INACTIVE | Vår Energi ASA | North Sea | — | Mar 5, 2024 | Mar 15, 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1232 | Harbour Energy Norge AS | Norwegian Sea | Initial extended | Mar 5, 2024 | Sep 15, 2031 | 2 | 862 |
| PL 089 BS | Equinor Energy AS | North Sea | Production | Dec 20, 2023 | Dec 31, 2040 | 5 | 4 |
| PL 089 CS | Equinor Energy AS | North Sea | Production | Dec 20, 2023 | Dec 31, 2040 | 5 | 13 |
| PL 035 D | Aker BP ASA | North Sea | Production | Feb 17, 2023 | Dec 31, 2052 | 2 | 16 |
| PL 036 G | Aker BP ASA | North Sea | Production | Feb 17, 2023 | Feb 2, 2032 | 2 | 2 |
| PL 043 FS INACTIVE | Equinor Energy AS | North Sea | — | Feb 17, 2023 | Feb 16, 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1002 C | Vår Energi ASA | Norwegian Sea | Initial extended | Feb 17, 2023 | Mar 1, 2029 | 2 | 30 |
| PL 1066 B INACTIVE | Aker BP ASA | Norwegian Sea | — | Feb 17, 2023 | Aug 13, 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1100 C INACTIVE | OMV (Norge) AS | North Sea | — | Feb 17, 2023 | Feb 6, 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1141 B INACTIVE | Aker BP ASA | North Sea | — | Feb 17, 2023 | Mar 11, 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1146 B INACTIVE | ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS | North Sea | — | Feb 17, 2023 | May 27, 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1148 B | Wellesley Petroleum AS | North Sea | Initial extended | Feb 17, 2023 | Aug 11, 2029 | 4 | 44 |
| PL 1149 B INACTIVE | Harbour Energy Norge AS | North Sea | — | Feb 17, 2023 | Mar 11, 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1155 B INACTIVE | Harbour Energy Norge AS | Norwegian Sea | — | Feb 17, 2023 | Mar 10, 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1171 | Aker BP ASA | North Sea | Initial | Feb 17, 2023 | Feb 17, 2030 | 2 | 964 |
| PL 1172 INACTIVE | Aker BP ASA | North Sea | — | Feb 17, 2023 | Feb 16, 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1173 INACTIVE | Vår Energi ASA | North Sea | — | Feb 17, 2023 | Feb 17, 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1174 S | Equinor Energy AS | North Sea | Initial | Feb 17, 2023 | Feb 17, 2030 | 2 | 430 |
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.