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 1143 INACTIVE | Aker BP ASA | North Sea | — | Mar 11, 2022 | Mar 11, 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1144 | Aker BP ASA | North Sea | Initial extended | Mar 11, 2022 | Mar 11, 2030 | 3 | 73 |
| PL 1145 INACTIVE | DNO Norge AS (old) | North Sea | — | Mar 11, 2022 | Sep 10, 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1146 INACTIVE | ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS | North Sea | — | Mar 11, 2022 | May 27, 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1147 | Equinor Energy AS | North Sea | Initial extended | Mar 11, 2022 | Dec 11, 2029 | 3 | 1,041 |
| PL 1148 | Wellesley Petroleum AS | North Sea | Initial extended | Mar 11, 2022 | Mar 11, 2029 | 4 | 74 |
| PL 1149 INACTIVE | Harbour Energy Norge AS | North Sea | — | Mar 11, 2022 | Mar 11, 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1150 S INACTIVE | OKEA ASA | North Sea | — | Mar 11, 2022 | Sep 11, 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1151 | Harbour Energy Norge AS | North Sea | Initial extended | Mar 11, 2022 | Mar 11, 2031 | 5 | 185 |
| PL 1152 INACTIVE | Equinor Energy AS | North Sea | — | Mar 11, 2022 | Mar 10, 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1153 | Aker BP ASA | North Sea | Initial extended | Mar 11, 2022 | Mar 11, 2030 | 4 | 447 |
| PL 1154 | Vår Energi ASA | Norwegian Sea | Initial | Mar 11, 2022 | Mar 11, 2030 | 3 | 3,109 |
| PL 1155 INACTIVE | Harbour Energy Norge AS | Norwegian Sea | — | Mar 11, 2022 | Mar 10, 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1156 INACTIVE | OKEA ASA | Norwegian Sea | — | Mar 11, 2022 | Mar 11, 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1157 INACTIVE | Aker BP ASA | Norwegian Sea | — | Mar 11, 2022 | Mar 11, 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1158 | Aker BP ASA | Norwegian Sea | Initial extended | Mar 11, 2022 | Mar 11, 2031 | 3 | 653 |
| PL 1159 INACTIVE | OKEA ASA | Norwegian Sea | — | Mar 11, 2022 | Mar 10, 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1160 INACTIVE | DNO Norge AS (old) | Norwegian Sea | — | Mar 11, 2022 | Mar 11, 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1161 INACTIVE | OKEA ASA | Norwegian Sea | — | Mar 11, 2022 | Mar 11, 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1162 INACTIVE | Aker BP ASA | Norwegian Sea | — | Mar 11, 2022 | Mar 11, 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1163 INACTIVE | ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS | Norwegian Sea | — | Mar 11, 2022 | Mar 10, 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1164 INACTIVE | Aker BP ASA | Norwegian Sea | — | Mar 11, 2022 | Mar 11, 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1165 INACTIVE | Equinor Energy AS | Norwegian Sea | — | Mar 11, 2022 | Jun 10, 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1166 INACTIVE | ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS | Norwegian Sea | — | Mar 11, 2022 | Mar 11, 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1167 INACTIVE | Equinor Energy AS | Norwegian Sea | — | Mar 11, 2022 | Mar 11, 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1168 | Vår Energi ASA | Barents Sea | Initial extended | Mar 11, 2022 | Mar 11, 2030 | 2 | 343 |
| PL 1169 INACTIVE | Equinor Energy AS | Barents Sea | — | Mar 11, 2022 | Sep 10, 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1170 INACTIVE | Aker BP ASA | Barents Sea | — | Mar 11, 2022 | Oct 29, 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 229 H | Vår Energi ASA | Barents Sea | Initial extended | Mar 11, 2022 | Mar 11, 2030 | 2 | 12 |
| PL 263 G | Equinor Energy AS | Norwegian Sea | Initial | Mar 11, 2022 | Mar 11, 2028 | 2 | 70 |
| PL 272 C | Aker BP ASA | North Sea | Production | Mar 11, 2022 | Dec 31, 2052 | 2 | 9 |
| PL 586 B | Vår Energi ASA | Norwegian Sea | Initial extended | Mar 11, 2022 | Sep 1, 2028 | 3 | 6 |
| PL 878 C INACTIVE | Equinor Energy AS | North Sea | — | Mar 11, 2022 | Mar 14, 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 882 B INACTIVE | Vår Energi Norge AS | North Sea | — | Mar 11, 2022 | Mar 10, 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 923 B | Equinor Energy AS | North Sea | Initial | Mar 11, 2022 | Mar 11, 2028 | 3 | 24 |
| PL 927 B INACTIVE | Wintershall Dea Norge AS | North Sea | — | Mar 11, 2022 | Sep 1, 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 941 B INACTIVE | Aker BP ASA | Norwegian Sea | — | Mar 11, 2022 | Mar 10, 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 969 B INACTIVE | A/S Norske Shell | North Sea | — | Mar 11, 2022 | Mar 1, 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1055 B INACTIVE | ORLEN Upstream Norway AS | Norwegian Sea | — | Sep 17, 2021 | Aug 13, 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1072 B INACTIVE | Vår Energi ASA | Barents Sea | — | Sep 17, 2021 | May 14, 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1133 INACTIVE | Aker BP ASA | Barents Sea | — | Sep 17, 2021 | Mar 16, 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1134 INACTIVE | Aker BP ASA | Barents Sea | — | Sep 17, 2021 | Mar 16, 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 001 DS | Vår Energi ASA | North Sea | Production | Jun 7, 2021 | Mar 1, 2030 | 1 | 4 |
| PL 027 HS | Vår Energi ASA | North Sea | Production | Jun 7, 2021 | Mar 1, 2030 | 2 | 6 |
| PL 074 CS | Equinor Energy AS | Norwegian Sea | Production | Apr 26, 2021 | Apr 10, 2027 | 3 | 38 |
| PL 074 DS | Equinor Energy AS | Norwegian Sea | Production | Apr 26, 2021 | Apr 10, 2027 | 3 | 6 |
| PL 074 ES | Equinor Energy AS | Norwegian Sea | Production | Apr 26, 2021 | Apr 10, 2027 | 3 | 3 |
| PL 1013 B INACTIVE | Equinor Energy AS | Norwegian Sea | — | Feb 19, 2021 | Feb 28, 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1039 B INACTIVE | Equinor Energy AS | North Sea | — | Feb 19, 2021 | Feb 14, 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1045 B INACTIVE | Aker BP ASA | North Sea | — | Feb 19, 2021 | Aug 13, 2026 | 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.