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 146 B | Aker BP ASA | North Sea | Production extended | Feb 19, 2021 | Dec 31, 2055 | 2 | 11 |
| PL 229 G | Vår Energi ASA | Barents Sea | Initial extended | Feb 19, 2021 | Feb 19, 2030 | 2 | 23 |
| PL 261 C | Aker BP ASA | Norwegian Sea | Production | Feb 19, 2021 | May 12, 2036 | 4 | 4 |
| PL 263 F | Equinor Energy AS | Norwegian Sea | Initial extended | Feb 19, 2021 | Mar 2, 2028 | 2 | 39 |
| PL 785 SB INACTIVE | Equinor Energy AS | North Sea | — | Feb 19, 2021 | Dec 29, 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 820 SB | Vår Energi ASA | North Sea | Production | Feb 19, 2021 | Feb 5, 2046 | 3 | 11 |
| PL 836 SB INACTIVE | Harbour Energy Norge AS | Norwegian Sea | — | Feb 19, 2021 | Dec 31, 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 878 B | Equinor Energy AS | North Sea | Initial extended | Feb 19, 2021 | Feb 10, 2027 | 4 | 7 |
| PL 891 B | ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS | Norwegian Sea | Production | Feb 19, 2021 | Feb 10, 2047 | 2 | 4 |
| PL 036 F | Aker BP ASA | North Sea | Production | Feb 14, 2020 | Dec 31, 2040 | 3 | 5 |
| PL 055 E | OKEA ASA | North Sea | Production extended | Feb 14, 2020 | Dec 31, 2040 | 5 | 5 |
| PL 093 F INACTIVE | OKEA ASA | Norwegian Sea | — | Feb 14, 2020 | Feb 14, 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1002 B | Vår Energi ASA | Norwegian Sea | Initial extended | Feb 14, 2020 | Mar 1, 2029 | 2 | 37 |
| PL 1003 B INACTIVE | OKEA ASA | Norwegian Sea | — | Feb 14, 2020 | Jun 1, 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1009 B INACTIVE | ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS | Norwegian Sea | — | Feb 14, 2020 | Feb 29, 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1014 B | Equinor Energy AS | Norwegian Sea | Initial extended | Feb 14, 2020 | Mar 1, 2029 | 3 | 562 |
| PL 1032 INACTIVE | Aker BP ASA | North Sea | — | Feb 14, 2020 | Feb 14, 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1033 INACTIVE | OMV (Norge) AS | North Sea | — | Feb 14, 2020 | Mar 14, 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1034 INACTIVE | Harbour Energy Norge AS (Old) | North Sea | — | Feb 14, 2020 | Feb 13, 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1035 INACTIVE | Suncor Energy Norge AS | North Sea | — | Feb 14, 2020 | May 15, 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1036 INACTIVE | DNO Norge AS (old) | North Sea | — | Feb 14, 2020 | Feb 14, 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1037 INACTIVE | Sval Energi AS | North Sea | — | Feb 14, 2020 | Feb 14, 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1038 INACTIVE | Sval Energi AS | North Sea | — | Feb 14, 2020 | Feb 14, 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1039 INACTIVE | Equinor Energy AS | North Sea | — | Feb 14, 2020 | Feb 14, 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1040 INACTIVE | Equinor Energy AS | North Sea | — | Feb 14, 2020 | Feb 13, 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1041 INACTIVE | Aker BP ASA | North Sea | — | Feb 14, 2020 | Feb 13, 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1042 | Equinor Energy AS | North Sea | Initial extended | Feb 14, 2020 | Nov 14, 2029 | 3 | 298 |
| PL 1043 INACTIVE | Vår Energi ASA | North Sea | — | Feb 14, 2020 | Feb 13, 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1044 INACTIVE | Wellesley Petroleum AS | North Sea | — | Feb 14, 2020 | Feb 14, 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1045 INACTIVE | Aker BP ASA | North Sea | — | Feb 14, 2020 | Aug 13, 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1046 INACTIVE | Chrysaor Norge AS | North Sea | — | Feb 14, 2020 | Aug 14, 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1047 INACTIVE | Aker BP ASA | North Sea | — | Feb 14, 2020 | Feb 14, 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1048 INACTIVE | Aker BP ASA | North Sea | — | Feb 14, 2020 | Feb 13, 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1049 INACTIVE | DNO Norge AS | North Sea | — | Feb 14, 2020 | Aug 13, 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1050 INACTIVE | Equinor Energy AS | North Sea | — | Feb 14, 2020 | Feb 14, 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1051 INACTIVE | Aker BP ASA | North Sea | — | Feb 14, 2020 | Feb 13, 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1052 INACTIVE | Wellesley Petroleum AS | North Sea | — | Feb 14, 2020 | Feb 14, 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1053 INACTIVE | Neptune Energy Norge AS | North Sea | — | Feb 14, 2020 | Feb 14, 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1054 INACTIVE | Wintershall Dea Norge AS | North Sea | — | Feb 14, 2020 | Feb 14, 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1055 INACTIVE | ORLEN Upstream Norway AS | Norwegian Sea | — | Feb 14, 2020 | Aug 13, 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1056 INACTIVE | A/S Norske Shell | Norwegian Sea | — | Feb 14, 2020 | Apr 25, 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1057 INACTIVE | Aker BP ASA | Norwegian Sea | — | Feb 14, 2020 | Feb 13, 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1058 INACTIVE | Equinor Energy AS | Norwegian Sea | — | Feb 14, 2020 | Aug 13, 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1059 INACTIVE | A/S Norske Shell | Norwegian Sea | — | Feb 14, 2020 | Feb 14, 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1060 INACTIVE | Equinor Energy AS | Norwegian Sea | — | Feb 14, 2020 | May 14, 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1062 INACTIVE | Neptune Energy Norge AS | Norwegian Sea | — | Feb 14, 2020 | Feb 14, 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1063 INACTIVE | Neptune Energy Norge AS | Norwegian Sea | — | Feb 14, 2020 | Apr 13, 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1064 INACTIVE | ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS | Norwegian Sea | — | Feb 14, 2020 | Feb 14, 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1065 INACTIVE | Vår Energi AS | Norwegian Sea | — | Feb 14, 2020 | Feb 14, 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| PL 1066 INACTIVE | Aker BP ASA | Norwegian Sea | — | Feb 14, 2020 | Aug 13, 2024 | 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.