The Ministry is processing the applications received and plans to award exploration licenses in the second half of 2024.
The Ministry has been contacted by commercial players who are interested in securing the award of specific acreage for CO2 storage.
These areas, which are located in the North Sea, were announced on March 6, pursuant to the (Norwegian) CO2 Storage Regulations. When the deadline expired on April 24, the following companies had submitted applications:
- Aker BP ASA
- Equinor Low Carbon Solutions AS
- Lime Petroleum AS
- Northern Lights JV DA
- OMV (Norge) AS
- PGNiG Upstream Norway AS
- Vår Energi ASA
- Wintershall Dea Norge AS
Source: Norwegian Offshore Directorate
