Det norske offered most licenses APA 2009 licensing round
2010.01.20 -
Field Development
Det norske oljeselskap ASA is offered most licenses in APA 2009. Det norske emerged as a winner in the Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) 2009 licensing round. Following this award, Det norske has ownership in 81licenses and is operator for 36 licenses.
As many as 44 companies applied for acreage in the APA 2009 round. In total, Norwegian authorities have offered 38 licenses to 42 companies, with 19 companies being offered a role as operator.
Det norske has been offered ownership in 11 licenses, and the role as operator in 6 of these. Det norske CEO Erik Haugane is very pleased with the result.
”This award is a success for Det norske and offers us lots of high-quality acreage. We are very pleased with the result and we have been offered licenses that were our top priorities.”
Final awards will take place when the companies have accepted the offers.
PA Resources AB has signed an agreement with the shareholders to acquire the entire share capital of the British oil exploration company Scotsdale Ltd. The company is focusing on low risk exploration in North West Europe. The acquisition means that PA Resources increases its presence in the North Sea with licenses in the United Kingdom and Denmark, and potentially also in the Netherlands.
Aker Exploration has entered into agreements with the international oil company Eni Norge to acquire ownership interests in two licenses in the vicinity of the Åsgard field. The agreements further strengthen Aker Exploration’s position in the Norwegian Sea.
SCAN Geophysical ASA (SCAN) today announced that the company is
remobilising its seismic vessel, M/V Geo Searcher, to re-commence a previously-suspended
2D project offshore Pakistan for BP.
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted ENI Norge AS a drilling permit for wellbore 34/12-1 in the North Sea.
Eni has successfully drilled the last appraisal well, encountered approximately 127 metres (419 ft) of net pay in multiple sands. The initial analysis indicates good reservoir quality.
