Norway says 43 firms applied for drilling permits in mature areas

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09/09/2015 11:01

OSLO, Sept 9 (Reuters) - A total of 43 oil firms have asked 
for drilling permits in Norway's annual round of license awards 
in so-called mature areas of its continental shelf, down from 47 
last year, the country's Oil and Energy Ministry said in a 
statement. 
    Statoil  STL.OL , BP  BP.L  and Royal Dutch Shell  RDSa.L  
were among the applicants, it added. 
    The government is expected to decide on the allocation of 
resources in early 2016.  ID:nL5N0XI19V  
 
 (Reporting by Terje Solsvik, editing by Alister Doyle) 
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Keywords: NORWAY OIL/