Norway awards 53 stakes in latest offshore oil, gas exploration round

Okea ASA

14/01/2025 12:25

SANDEFJORD, Norway, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Norway on Tuesday
awarded stakes in 53 offshore oil and gas exploration licences
to 20 companies in its annual licensing round, the country's
energy minister said.
    The annual award fell from 62 licences in 2023 while the
number of oil and gas firms receiving permits declined from 24 a
year ago.

 (Reporting by Nora Buli, editing by Terje Solsvik)
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