挪威能源部在2025年APA（预定义区域奖励）招标中，向19家公司授予了挪威大陆架57个新的生产许可证。

挪威是欧洲最重要的能源供应国，但几年后其产量将开始下降。因此，我们需要新的项目来减缓产量下降，并尽可能提高产量。今天，我们向19家公司授予了57个新的生产许可证。这对于确保石油和天然气行业的持续发展至关重要。能源部长特耶·奥斯兰表示：“这一发展对于就业、价值创造和欧洲的能源安全都至关重要。”

所有石油许可证招标均在挪威议会制定的框架内进行，该框架规定了新生产许可证的授予范围。预定义区域奖励（APA）是挪威大陆架的年度勘探招标。勘探许可证（APA）轮次在固定区域内进行，该区域称为APA区域，其范围根据石油专业评估并按照固定的年度周期进行扩大。APA区域涵盖了大陆架上大部分已开放的可用区块，包括北海、挪威海和巴伦支海的部分区域。

在APA 2025中提供的57个生产许可证中，31个位于北海，21个位于挪威海，5个位于巴伦支海。所有许可证均附带具有约束力的工作计划，以确保区块的开发成熟，或将许可证移交给作为资源所有者的国家。

总共有19家石油公司获得了一个或多个许可证的部分所有权。其中13家公司获得了一个或多个作业权。

背景：

在挪威大陆架的某个区域授予石油活动许可证之前，该区域必须先开放用于石油作业。只有在开放且可用于石油活动的区域才能颁发生产许可证。

生产许可证赋予持有者在许可证地理区域内勘探、钻探和开采石油的专属权利。许可证通常通过多轮招标的方式颁发。能源部会公布企业可以申请生产许可证的特定地理区域。

根据收到的申请，生产许可证将按照客观、非歧视性和预先公布的标准授予一组公司。能源部为每个生产许可证指定一家运营商。

年度APA许可证发放轮次于2003年推出。其目的是在现有基础设施关闭之前，促进成熟区域内盈利资源的发现和开采。APA轮次每年在预先划定的区域内进行。这使得公司能够预测APA轮次中可供申请的区域，并有助于定期向公司补充新的勘探区域。这对于实现高效勘探至关重要。随着时间的推移，APA区域会根据对区域成熟度的专业评估以及对时间紧迫资源的逐步勘探和利用需求而扩大。如今，APA区域覆盖了挪威大陆架上大部分已开放的可用勘探区域。

挪威海洋保护区管理局（Norwegian Offshore Directorate）于2025年2月25日发布了APA 2025公告，其中包括APA区域的扩大，并就此展开公众咨询。许可证发放轮次于5月9日公布，申请截止日期为9月2日。截至截止日期，挪威海洋保护区管理局共收到20家公司的申请。

申请截止后，所有申请均已处理完毕，最终授予的许可证如下。

更多信息请访问挪威海洋保护区管理局网站。以下公司已获邀参与部分许可证或运营权交易（部分/运营权）：

Aker BP ASA (22/12)、

Concedo AS (2/1)、

ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS (1/1)、

DNO Norge AS (17/4)、

Equinor Energy AS (35/17)、

Harbour Energy Norge AS (9/4)、

INPEX Idemitsu Norge AS (5/1)、

Japex Norge AS (2/0)、

Lime Petroleum AS (1/0)、

OKEA ASA (3/1)、

OMV (Norge) AS (4/2)、

Orlen Upstream Norway AS (6/0)、

Pandion Energy Norge AS (1/0)、

Petrolia NOCO AS (1/1)、

Repsol (2/2) 、

Source Energy AS (2/0)、

TotalEnergies EP Norge AS (1/0)、

V閿熺旦 Energi ASA (14/6)

、Wellesley Petroleum AS （5/5）

The Norwegian Ministry of Energy offers 57 new production licenses to 19 companies on the Norwegian continental shelf in the APA 2025 licensing round.

锟絅orway is Europe锟絪 most important energy supplier, but in a few years production will begin to decline. Therefore, we need new projects that can slow the decline and deliver as much production as possible. Today, we are offering 57 new production licenses to 19 companies. This is a significant contribution to ensuring continued activity in the oil and gas industry. That activity is important for jobs, value creation, and Europe锟絪 energy security锟�, said Minister of Energy, Terje Aasland.

All petroleum licensing rounds are carried out within the framework established by the Norwegian Parliament for where new production licenses may be awarded. Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) is an annual exploration round for the Norwegian continental shelf. The APA rounds are carried out within a fixed area, the APA area, which is expanded on the basis of petroleum professional assessments and in accordance with a fixed annual cycle. The APA area comprises the majority of the opened, available acreage on the continental shelf, including areas in the North Sea, the Norwegian Sea, and the Barents Sea.

Of the 57 production licenses offered in APA 2025, 31 are located in the North sea, 21 in the Norwegian sea, and five in the Barents sea. A binding work program is linked to all the licenses to ensure maturation of the acreage or relinquishment of the licence to the state as the resource owner.

In total, 19 oil companies are offered parts in one or more of these licenses. 13 companies are offered one or more operatorships.

Background

Before licenses can be awarded for petroleum activities in an area on the Norwegian continental shelf, the area must be opened for petroleum operations. Production licenses can only be awarded in areas that are open and available for petroleum activities.

A production license gives the exclusive right to exploration, drilling, and extraction of petroleum within the geographical area of the license. Licenses are normally awarded through licensing rounds. The Ministry of Energy announces certain geographical areas where companies can apply for production licenses.

On the basis of the applications received, a production license is awarded a group of companies on the basis of objective, non-discriminatory and pre-announced criteria. The Ministry designates one operator for each production license.

The annual APA licensing rounds were introduced in 2003. The aim was to facilitate the discovery and extraction of profitable resources in mature areas, before existing infrastructure is shut down. The APA rounds occur annually and within a predefined area. This provides predictability to the companies about the areas available for application in the APA round, and facilitates regular replenishment of new exploration area to the companies. This is important for achieving effective exploration. Over time, the APA area is expanded, based on professional assessments of the areas' maturity, and the need for gradual exploration and utilization of time-critical resources. Today, the APA area covers most of the opened, available exploration areas on the Norwegian continental shelf.

The announcement of APA 2025, including the expansion of the APA area, was sent for public consultation with a deadline of 25 February 2025. The licensing round was announced 9 May, with an application deadline 2 September. By the deadline, the Ministry had received applications from 20 companies.

After the application deadline, the applications have been processed, resulting in the awards listed below.

More information can be found on the Norwegian Offshore Directorate锟絪 website. The following companies have been offered parts in licences, or operatorships (parts/operatorships):

Aker BP ASA (22/12)

Concedo AS (2/1)

ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS (1/1)

DNO Norge AS (17/4)

Equinor Energy AS (35/17)

Harbour Energy Norge AS (9/4)

INPEX Idemitsu Norge AS (5/1)

Japex Norge AS (2/0)

Lime Petroleum AS (1/0)

OKEA ASA (3/1)

OMV (Norge) AS (4/2)

Orlen Upstream Norway AS (6/0)

Pandion Energy Norge AS (1/0)

Petrolia NOCO AS (1/1)

Repsol (2/2)

Source Energy AS (2/0)

TotalEnergies EP Norge AS (1/0)

V锟絩 Energi ASA (14/6)

Wellesley Petroleum AS (5/5)