The authorities announce the offer of 75 production licences on the NCS under the Award in Pre-Defined Areas 2017 (APA 2017) round. This is the highest ever awarded in an NCS round.Â  The licences are distributed over the North Sea (45), the Norwegian Sea (22) and the Barents Sea (8), offered to 34 oil companies, 19 of which have been offered one or more operatorship.  Statoil was the first to announce its individual offers, 17 as operator and 14 as a partner. The offer includes 3 commitment wells, including Gladsheim eat of Troll in PL 921 and Ãrn in PL 942, Norwegian Sea. List of awardees and map. 
MPE announced that it had offered in APA 2017 round. The licences are distributed over the North Sea (45), the Norwegian Sea (22) and the Barents Sea (8), offered to 34 oil companies, 19 of which have been offered one or more operatorship. Statoil was the first to announce its individual offers, 17 as operator and 14 as a partner.