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.

1,813 LICENCES · PAGE 5 OF 37

LicenceOperatorAreaPhaseGrantedValid toLicenseeskm²
PL 1175 Aker BP ASANorth SeaInitial extendedFeb 17, 2023Feb 17, 2031373
PL 1176 INACTIVEAker BP ASANorth Sea—Feb 17, 2023Feb 16, 202500
PL 1177 Equinor Energy ASNorth SeaInitialFeb 17, 2023Feb 17, 20304202
PL 1178 INACTIVEOKEA ASANorth Sea—Feb 17, 2023May 17, 202600
PL 1179 Equinor Energy ASNorth SeaInitial extendedFeb 17, 2023Dec 31, 203132
PL 1180 Vår Energi ASANorth SeaInitial extendedFeb 17, 2023Nov 17, 20302258
PL 1181 INACTIVEPetrolia NOCO ASNorth Sea—Feb 17, 2023Feb 17, 202500
PL 1182 S Aker BP ASANorth SeaInitialFeb 17, 2023Feb 17, 2028326
PL 1183 S Wellesley Petroleum ASNorth SeaInitialFeb 17, 2023Feb 17, 2030233
PL 1184 S Wellesley Petroleum ASNorth SeaInitialFeb 17, 2023Jan 17, 2030262
PL 1185 INACTIVEEquinor Energy ASNorth Sea—Feb 17, 2023Feb 16, 202600
PL 1186 Equinor Energy ASNorwegian SeaInitial extendedFeb 17, 2023Aug 17, 20303265
PL 1187 INACTIVEOKEA ASANorwegian Sea—Feb 17, 2023Aug 16, 202500
PL 1188 Equinor Energy ASNorwegian SeaInitial extendedFeb 17, 2023Feb 17, 20324157
PL 1189 Equinor Energy ASNorwegian SeaInitial extendedFeb 17, 2023Feb 17, 20314172
PL 1190 INACTIVEHarbour Energy Norge ASNorwegian Sea—Feb 17, 2023Feb 16, 202500
PL 1191 INACTIVEEquinor Energy ASNorwegian Sea—Feb 17, 2023Feb 16, 202500
PL 1192 INACTIVEVår Energi ASANorwegian Sea—Feb 17, 2023May 28, 202600
PL 1193 INACTIVEAker BP ASANorwegian Sea—Feb 17, 2023Feb 16, 202400
PL 1194 OMV Norge ASNorwegian SeaInitial extendedFeb 17, 2023Aug 17, 20303703
PL 1195 INACTIVEEquinor Energy ASNorwegian Sea—Feb 17, 2023Feb 17, 202500
PL 1196 Vår Energi ASABarents SeaInitial extendedFeb 17, 2023Feb 17, 203211,056
PL 1197 INACTIVEVår Energi ASABarents Sea—Feb 17, 2023Feb 17, 202600
PL 134 E Equinor Energy ASNorwegian SeaProductionFeb 17, 2023Apr 10, 202749
PL 159 H INACTIVEAker BP ASANorwegian Sea—Feb 17, 2023Feb 17, 202400
PL 248 K INACTIVEHarbour Energy Norge ASNorth Sea—Feb 17, 2023Feb 16, 202600
PL 272 D Aker BP ASANorth SeaProductionFeb 17, 2023Dec 31, 2052295
PL 293 CS Equinor Energy ASNorth SeaInitial extendedFeb 17, 2023Dec 31, 2027423
PL 327 C Equinor Energy ASNorwegian SeaProductionFeb 17, 2023Jun 18, 2041427
PL 554 E Equinor Energy ASNorth SeaInitialFeb 17, 2023Feb 17, 2030310
PL 630 CS INACTIVEEquinor Energy ASNorth Sea—Feb 17, 2023Feb 16, 202500
PL 827 SB Equinor Energy ASNorth Sea—Feb 17, 2023Feb 5, 2026229
PL 211 CS Harbour Energy Norge ASNorwegian SeaProductionNov 14, 2022Feb 2, 2032460
PL 127 DS DNO Norge ASNorwegian SeaProduction extendedNov 2, 2022Dec 31, 2036212
PL 209 BS INACTIVEA/S Norske ShellNorwegian Sea—Jun 7, 2022Dec 31, 202300
PL 091 F INACTIVEEquinor Energy ASNorwegian Sea—Mar 11, 2022Mar 10, 202300
PL 1007 B INACTIVEDNO Norge AS (old)Norwegian Sea—Mar 11, 2022Aug 31, 202200
PL 1025 SB INACTIVEVår Energi ASABarents Sea—Mar 11, 2022Mar 1, 202600
PL 1043 B INACTIVEVår Energi ASANorth Sea—Mar 11, 2022Feb 13, 202300
PL 1049 C INACTIVEDNO Norge AS (old)North Sea—Mar 11, 2022Jul 25, 202300
PL 1055 C INACTIVEORLEN Upstream Norway ASNorwegian Sea—Mar 11, 2022Aug 13, 202500
PL 1100 B INACTIVEOMV (Norge) ASNorth Sea—Mar 11, 2022Mar 10, 202500
PL 1135 ORLEN Upstream Norway ASNorth SeaInitial extendedMar 11, 2022Mar 11, 20313867
PL 1136 ORLEN Upstream Norway ASNorth SeaInitial extendedMar 11, 2022Mar 11, 203222,076
PL 1137 Equinor Energy ASNorth SeaInitialMar 11, 2022Mar 11, 2028264
PL 1138 INACTIVEHarbour Energy Norge ASNorth Sea—Mar 11, 2022Mar 10, 202500
PL 1139 Aker BP ASANorth SeaInitial extendedMar 11, 2022Mar 11, 2030270
PL 1140 Equinor Energy ASNorth SeaInitial extendedMar 11, 2022Mar 11, 20292162
PL 1141 INACTIVEAker BP ASANorth Sea—Mar 11, 2022Mar 11, 202400
PL 1142 Aker BP ASANorth SeaInitial extendedMar 11, 2022Mar 11, 2030290

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.

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