Aker BP awarded 15 licenses in APA 2019
Aker BP has been offered interests in 15 new production licenses in Norway, of which 9 as operator, through the Awards in pre-defined areas (APA 2019) licensing round.
– We are pleased with these awards. There are several interesting growth opportunities in the licenses awarded to Aker BP today, says Evy Glørstad, Senior Vice President Exploration in Aker BP.
– These awards strengthen Aker BP’s position in our core areas and is a basis for continued high exploration activity, says Glørstad.
Of the 15 production licenses awarded to Aker BP, 11 are located in the North Sea (7 as operator), 3 in the Norwegian Sea (1 as operator) and 1 in the Barents Sea (as operator).
The APA 2019 awards were announced by the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy on Tuesday 14 January 2020. In total, 69 licenses were offered to a total of 28 companies.
For more details on the awards, please see the announcement from the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy at http://oed.dep.no.