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21 companies apply for Norway’s new exploration areas

Tuesday, September 15 2026

Applications

The Norwegian Ministry of Energy has received applications from 21 companies showing interest in new exploration areas on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) as part of this year’s Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) licensing round.

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Filed Under: APA, applications, International News, Norway, Norwegian Offshore Directorate Tagged With: APA round, applications, NCS, NOD, norway

Equinor, Aker BP & Vår Energi join forces for NCS

Tuesday, August 25 2026

Exploration

Equinor is establishing a strategic exploration collaboration with Aker BP and Vår Energi to pursue some of the largest remaining opportunities on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS).

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Filed Under: Aker BP, Discovery, Drilling, drilling campaign, Equinor, International News, NCS, strategic partnership, Vår Energi Tagged With: Aker BP, discovery, drilling, Equinor, exploration, NCS, Strategic partnership, Var Energi

Securing rig capacity for high production on NCS

Thursday, July 2 2026

Letter of Intent

Equinor has entered into a letter of intent with Transocean for the use of three Cat D rigs on the Norwegian continental shelf.

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Filed Under: Drilling, drilling rig, Equinor, General, International News, Letter of Intent, Norway, Transocean Tagged With: drilling, Equinor, Letter of Intent, NCS, norway, rigs, transocean

Equinor and Aker BP to unlock more value on NCS

Friday, May 29 2026

General – Norway

Equinor and Aker BP have agreed on a strategic collaboration aiming to increase future production and value creation across selected parts of their portfolios on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS).

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Filed Under: Aker BP, Equinor, International News, Norway, strategic partnership Tagged With: Aker BP, Equinor, NCS, norway, strategic collaboration agreement.

22 licenses for Aker BP and 14 for Vår Energi on NCS

Wednesday, January 14 2026

Fossil Energy – Licenses

The Norwegian authorities have offered Aker BP 22 licenses on the Norwegian Continental Shelf in the APA 2025 licensing round.

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Filed Under: Aker BP, International projects, NCS, Norway, Vår Energi Tagged With: Aker BP, licenses, NCS, norway, Vår Energi

Minor increase in oil and gas resources on NCS

Thursday, February 20 2025

Fossil Energy – Norway

Total petroleum resources on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) saw a minor increase last year, according to last year’s inventory – the Resource Accounts for 2024.

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Filed Under: International projects, NCS, Norway, Oil and Gas, Production Tagged With: NCS, norway, Oil and Gas, production, Resources

Aker Solutions signs long-term strategic partnership with Vår Energi

Thursday, January 23 2025

Fossil Energy – Strategic Partnership

Aker Solutions enters a strategic partnership agreement to deliver maintenance and modification services on Vår Energi operated assets and projects on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS).

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Filed Under: Aker Solutions, International projects, strategic partnership, Vår Energi Tagged With: Aker Solutions, NCS, Strategic partnership, Vår Energi

Equinor awarded 27 new production licenses

Tuesday, January 14 2025

Fossil Energy – Production Licenses

The Ministry of Energy of Norway has awarded Equinor 27 new production licenses in this year’s Awards in Predefined Areas (APA).

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Filed Under: Equinor, International projects, NCS, North Sea, Norway, Norwegian Sea, producion licenses Tagged With: Equinor, NCS, north sea, norway, norwegian sea, production licenses

Longboat JAPEX Norge completes sale of Norwegian stakes

Friday, February 2 2024

Fossil Energy – Norwegian Continental Shelf

Longboat JAPEX Norge has concluded the sale of partial interests in two exploration licences on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS).

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Filed Under: Exploration, International projects, Norway Tagged With: exploration, licences, NCS, norway

Neptune Energy awarded new licences in Norway

Tuesday, January 10 2023

Fossil Energy – Norway

Neptune Energy has today been awarded two new licences in the Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) 2023, announced by the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy.

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Filed Under: APA, Fram, Gjøa field, International projects, Neptune Energy, producion licenses Tagged With: APA, NCS, Neptune Energy, production licences

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