Norway Awards 57 New Licenses to Maintain Oil and Gas Production

Norway Renews Commitment to Offshore Oil & Gas With 57 New E&P Leases

Though Norway may be known best for leadership in green solutions like electric ferries and carbon sequestration, it remains firmly committed to oil...

Norway Grants 57 Oil, Gas Production Permits in Mature Areas

DNO Awarded 17 Licenses in Norway as It Keeps Up Pace of Exploration and Development

Oslo, 13 January 2026 - DNO ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary DNO Norge AS has been awarded participation in 17 exploration licenses, of which four are operatorships, under Norway's Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) 2025 licensing round.

Norway Awards 57 New Licenses to Maintain Oil and Gas Production

Norway on Tuesday offered 57 new production licenses to 19 companies in the annual licensing round for acreage in the best-explored areas on the Norwegian continental shelf, as Western Europe’s biggest oil and gas producer looks to maintain the current high level of output for years to come. Norway holds an annual license round for exploration acreage in the best-known and mature areas on the Norwegian Continental Shelf—the so-called awards in p…

Norway awards 57 production licenses to 19 companies in APA 2025 round

The Norwegian Ministry of Energy has offered 57 new production licenses to 19 companies on the Norwegian continental shelf in the APA 2025 licensing round. Of the total awards, 31 licenses are located in the North Sea, 21 in the Norwegian Sea and five in the Barents Sea. Each license includes a defined work program … The post Norway awards 57 production licenses to 19 companies in APA 2025 round appeared first on Drilling Contractor.