{"version":"1","article":{"id":"norway-apa-2026-attracts-applications-from-21-companies","slug":"norway-apa-2026-attracts-applications-from-21-companies","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/norway-apa-2026-attracts-applications-from-21-companies","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/norway-apa-2026-attracts-applications-from-21-companies?lang=en","title":"Twenty-one companies apply in Norway’s APA 2026 licensing round","summary":"Norway’s Ministry of Energy received applications from 21 companies for production licences in the 2026 Awards in Predefined Areas round; it did not disclose how many applications were submitted.","category":"energy","region":"world","topics":["oil-gas"],"published_at":"2026-10-10T18:32:52+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-10T18:32:52+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-09-11","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Norwegian Ministry of Energy","url":"https://www.regjeringen.no/en/whats-new/strong-interest-in-new-exploration-areas-in-apa-2026/id3172356/","publishedAt":"2026-09-11","checkedAt":"2026-10-10"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/norway-apa-2026-attracts-applications-from-21-companies","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/norway-apa-2026-attracts-applications-from-21-companies?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/norway-apa-2026-attracts-applications-from-21-companies","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/norway-apa-2026-attracts-applications-from-21-companies?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/norway-apa-2026-attracts-applications-from-21-companies","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/norway-apa-2026-attracts-applications-from-21-companies?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/norway-apa-2026-attracts-applications-from-21-companies","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/norway-apa-2026-attracts-applications-from-21-companies?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/norway-apa-2026-attracts-applications-from-21-companies","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/norway-apa-2026-attracts-applications-from-21-companies?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["The Norwegian Ministry of Energy said on 11 September that 21 companies applied for new production licences in the 2026 Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) round. The application deadline was 1 September. The ministry withheld the total number of applications, citing competitive considerations.","The APA round covers mature, previously opened areas of the Norwegian continental shelf. This year’s predefined area was expanded by 70 blocks or parts of blocks across the North Sea, Norwegian Sea and Barents Sea. Norway said it aims to award licences in early 2027; the application count does not mean any specific exploration acreage has yet been awarded."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"Norway’s Ministry of Energy received applications from 21 companies for production licences in the 2026 Awards in Predefined Areas round; it did not disclose how many applications were submitted.\n\nThe Norwegian Ministry of Energy said on 11 September that 21 companies applied for new production licences in the 2026 Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) round. The application deadline was 1 September. The ministry withheld the total number of applications, citing competitive considerations.\n\nThe APA round covers mature, previously opened areas of the Norwegian continental shelf. This year’s predefined area was expanded by 70 blocks or parts of blocks across the North Sea, Norwegian Sea and Barents Sea. Norway said it aims to award licences in early 2027; the application count does not mean any specific exploration acreage has yet been awarded.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"energy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/energy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic energy landscape with solar panels, wind turbines and transmission lines.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"energy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/energy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic energy landscape with solar panels, wind turbines and transmission lines.","language":"en"}}}