OKEA ASA has been offered interests in four new production licences on the
Norwegian Continental Shelf, three of which as operator, through the Awards in
Pre-Defined Areas (APA) for 2021.
The awards announced by the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy further
strengthen OKEA's portfolio of near-field exploration opportunities around its
Draugen and Gjøa production hubs. The company now has interests in over 15
exploration-focussed licences.
The three new OKEA-operated licences are located in the Norwegian Sea. The
fourth licence, to be operated by Spirit Energy, is located in the North Sea,
north-east of the Aurora discovery.
''These new awards give OKEA a great opportunity to build further on the near
-field exploration activities we have around Draugen, where we are drilling two
wells this year, and the Gjøa area where we also operate the Aurora discovery'',
comments SVP Subsurface & Wells, Andrew McCann. 'In addition, we have added
acreage in the Norwegian Sea near our Mistral and Fagn exploration licences''.