L2S Authority Communication is one possible solution for submission this year. The submission to the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (MPE) shall be sent in any electronic format.
The submission to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) is via L2S Authority Communication. Application letter, company information and receipt for paid application fee Open data included block coordinates for announced areasĮach company that applies for production licences in APA 2021 must submit the following to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate and the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy:ġ.
NPD’s interactive Factmap: Updated map of announced areas.Map in pdf: Predefined areas at announcement date.The NPD’s interactive FactMaps (NPD homepage) contain daily updated information showing the current area available for application. These areas can change during the application period. The maps show licenced acreage within the APA boundaries as of June 9th, 2021. Map of area available for application in predefined areas as at the announcement date If these are awarded by the King in Council, the acreages will not be available in the APA 2021. Please note that all four of the the production licences offered in the 25th round are included in available acreage in the APA 2021, see the 25th licensing round. The NPD’s interactive maps are closed for new updates from Tuesday 6 July 2021, thus including as many relinquished licences as possible in the acreage available for APA 2021. Relinquished area is included on a continuous basis in the predefined area on the NPD’s interactive Factmap, and maps covering the final area that can be applied for will be provided as soon as practically possible. That means that all acreage approved for relinquishment in the period up to three months prior to the application deadline is considered to be announced as of the application deadline. Blocks or parts of blocks that become available less than 3 months prior to the application deadline, cannot be applied for. Applications can be submitted for all available blocks or parts of blocks within the predefined areas. Since APA 2020, the predefined areas (APA acreage) have been expanded by 4 blocks in the North Sea, 10 blocks in the Norwegian Sea and 70 blocks in the Barents Sea. Awards are expected during the first quarter of 2022. Applicants are encouraged to submit in good time before the deadline. The deadline to apply for APA 2021 is Wednesday, 8 September 2021 at 12:00. Invitation to apply for production licences for petroleum.Ministry of Petroleum and Energy press release.The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy announced APA 2021 on 9 June 2021, encompassing the predefined areas with blocks in the North Sea, Norwegian Sea and Barents Sea. Read the news.Īwards in predefined areas 2021 (TFO 2021) – Announcement The authorities have received applications from 31 companies in the Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) 2021. Press release from the The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy: Great interest in further exploration activity on the Norwegian shelf Continued significant interest in exploration in mature areas in APA 2021
See relevant files in the right hand margin. All you need to know about the Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) 2021.ġ8 January 2022, 28 companies received offers of ownership interests in a total of 53 production licences on the Norwegian Shelf in the Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) 2021.