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 1175 | Aker BP ASA | North Sea | Initial extended | Feb 17, 2023 | Feb 17, 2031 | 3 | 73 |
| PL 1176 INACTIVE | Aker BP ASA | North Sea | — | Feb 17, 2023 | Feb 16, 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1177 | Equinor Energy AS | North Sea | Initial | Feb 17, 2023 | Feb 17, 2030 | 4 | 202 |
| PL 1178 INACTIVE | OKEA ASA | North Sea | — | Feb 17, 2023 | May 17, 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1179 | Equinor Energy AS | North Sea | Initial extended | Feb 17, 2023 | Dec 31, 2031 | 3 | 2 |
| PL 1180 | Vår Energi ASA | North Sea | Initial extended | Feb 17, 2023 | Nov 17, 2030 | 2 | 258 |
| PL 1181 INACTIVE | Petrolia NOCO AS | North Sea | — | Feb 17, 2023 | Feb 17, 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1182 S | Aker BP ASA | North Sea | Initial | Feb 17, 2023 | Feb 17, 2028 | 3 | 26 |
| PL 1183 S | Wellesley Petroleum AS | North Sea | Initial | Feb 17, 2023 | Feb 17, 2030 | 2 | 33 |
| PL 1184 S | Wellesley Petroleum AS | North Sea | Initial | Feb 17, 2023 | Jan 17, 2030 | 2 | 62 |
| PL 1185 INACTIVE | Equinor Energy AS | North Sea | — | Feb 17, 2023 | Feb 16, 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1186 | Equinor Energy AS | Norwegian Sea | Initial extended | Feb 17, 2023 | Aug 17, 2030 | 3 | 265 |
| PL 1187 INACTIVE | OKEA ASA | Norwegian Sea | — | Feb 17, 2023 | Aug 16, 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1188 | Equinor Energy AS | Norwegian Sea | Initial extended | Feb 17, 2023 | Feb 17, 2032 | 4 | 157 |
| PL 1189 | Equinor Energy AS | Norwegian Sea | Initial extended | Feb 17, 2023 | Feb 17, 2031 | 4 | 172 |
| PL 1190 INACTIVE | Harbour Energy Norge AS | Norwegian Sea | — | Feb 17, 2023 | Feb 16, 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1191 INACTIVE | Equinor Energy AS | Norwegian Sea | — | Feb 17, 2023 | Feb 16, 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1192 INACTIVE | Vår Energi ASA | Norwegian Sea | — | Feb 17, 2023 | May 28, 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1193 INACTIVE | Aker BP ASA | Norwegian Sea | — | Feb 17, 2023 | Feb 16, 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1194 | OMV Norge AS | Norwegian Sea | Initial extended | Feb 17, 2023 | Aug 17, 2030 | 3 | 703 |
| PL 1195 INACTIVE | Equinor Energy AS | Norwegian Sea | — | Feb 17, 2023 | Feb 17, 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1196 | Vår Energi ASA | Barents Sea | Initial extended | Feb 17, 2023 | Feb 17, 2032 | 1 | 1,056 |
| PL 1197 INACTIVE | Vår Energi ASA | Barents Sea | — | Feb 17, 2023 | Feb 17, 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 134 E | Equinor Energy AS | Norwegian Sea | Production | Feb 17, 2023 | Apr 10, 2027 | 4 | 9 |
| PL 159 H INACTIVE | Aker BP ASA | Norwegian Sea | — | Feb 17, 2023 | Feb 17, 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 248 K INACTIVE | Harbour Energy Norge AS | North Sea | — | Feb 17, 2023 | Feb 16, 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 272 D | Aker BP ASA | North Sea | Production | Feb 17, 2023 | Dec 31, 2052 | 2 | 95 |
| PL 293 CS | Equinor Energy AS | North Sea | Initial extended | Feb 17, 2023 | Dec 31, 2027 | 4 | 23 |
| PL 327 C | Equinor Energy AS | Norwegian Sea | Production | Feb 17, 2023 | Jun 18, 2041 | 4 | 27 |
| PL 554 E | Equinor Energy AS | North Sea | Initial | Feb 17, 2023 | Feb 17, 2030 | 3 | 10 |
| PL 630 CS INACTIVE | Equinor Energy AS | North Sea | — | Feb 17, 2023 | Feb 16, 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 827 SB | Equinor Energy AS | North Sea | — | Feb 17, 2023 | Feb 5, 2026 | 2 | 29 |
| PL 211 CS | Harbour Energy Norge AS | Norwegian Sea | Production | Nov 14, 2022 | Feb 2, 2032 | 4 | 60 |
| PL 127 DS | DNO Norge AS | Norwegian Sea | Production extended | Nov 2, 2022 | Dec 31, 2036 | 2 | 12 |
| PL 209 BS INACTIVE | A/S Norske Shell | Norwegian Sea | — | Jun 7, 2022 | Dec 31, 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 091 F INACTIVE | Equinor Energy AS | Norwegian Sea | — | Mar 11, 2022 | Mar 10, 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1007 B INACTIVE | DNO Norge AS (old) | Norwegian Sea | — | Mar 11, 2022 | Aug 31, 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1025 SB INACTIVE | Vår Energi ASA | Barents Sea | — | Mar 11, 2022 | Mar 1, 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1043 B INACTIVE | Vår Energi ASA | North Sea | — | Mar 11, 2022 | Feb 13, 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1049 C INACTIVE | DNO Norge AS (old) | North Sea | — | Mar 11, 2022 | Jul 25, 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1055 C INACTIVE | ORLEN Upstream Norway AS | Norwegian Sea | — | Mar 11, 2022 | Aug 13, 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1100 B INACTIVE | OMV (Norge) AS | North Sea | — | Mar 11, 2022 | Mar 10, 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1135 | ORLEN Upstream Norway AS | North Sea | Initial extended | Mar 11, 2022 | Mar 11, 2031 | 3 | 867 |
| PL 1136 | ORLEN Upstream Norway AS | North Sea | Initial extended | Mar 11, 2022 | Mar 11, 2032 | 2 | 2,076 |
| PL 1137 | Equinor Energy AS | North Sea | Initial | Mar 11, 2022 | Mar 11, 2028 | 2 | 64 |
| PL 1138 INACTIVE | Harbour Energy Norge AS | North Sea | — | Mar 11, 2022 | Mar 10, 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1139 | Aker BP ASA | North Sea | Initial extended | Mar 11, 2022 | Mar 11, 2030 | 2 | 70 |
| PL 1140 | Equinor Energy AS | North Sea | Initial extended | Mar 11, 2022 | Mar 11, 2029 | 2 | 162 |
| PL 1141 INACTIVE | Aker BP ASA | North Sea | — | Mar 11, 2022 | Mar 11, 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1142 | Aker BP ASA | North Sea | Initial extended | Mar 11, 2022 | Mar 11, 2030 | 2 | 90 |
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.