Eight production licences awarded to OKEA in APA 2024

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(Trondheim, 14 January 2025) – OKEA ASA (OSE: OKEA) (“OKEA”) has been offered interests in eight new production licences on the Norwegian continental shelf, through the Awards in Pre-Defined Areas (APA) for 2024.

The awards announced today further strengthen OKEA’s portfolio of near-field exploration opportunities around the Draugen, Gjøa, Brage and Ivar Aasen production hubs. The company now holds interests in 21 exploration-focused licences.

PL 1266 and PL 1252 are awarded with OKEA as the operator. The new OKEA-operated licences are located close to the Draugen field in the Norwegian Sea, and close to the Brage Field in the North Sea.

The award demonstrates OKEA’s ambition of building a robust portfolio of opportunities, being an active explorer in our core areas. The award further strengthens OKEA’s position close to existing hubs. We will continue to seek organic growth opportunities both in terms of potential new discoveries and pursue new developments nearby OKEA’s infrastructure”, says OKEA SVP Subsurface, Ida Lundh.

The APA 2024 awards were announced by the Ministry of Energy on Tuesday 14 January 2025. In total, 53 licences were offered to a total of 20 companies.

For more details on the awards, please see the announcement from the Ministry of Energy at APA 2024: 53 new production licenses awarded - regjeringen.no

Licence

Block(s)

Operator

Other partners

OKEA WI

PL 1268

6406/6, 6407/4

Aker BP

OKEA, Vår

20

PL 1267

6407/5, 6 & 9

Sval

OKEA, M Vest

30

PL 1266

6407/5 & 8

OKEA

M Vest, Petoro

44.56

PL 1260

35/4 & 5

Vår

OKEA, Sval

20

PL 1256

35/9

Petrolia

OKEA

40

PL 1255

35/11

Wellesley

OKEA, DNO, Equinor

20

PL 1252

30/6

OKEA

Petrolia, Lime

35.2

PL 1248

16/2 & 3, 25/11 & 12

ConocoPhilips

OKEA

40

For further information, please contact:    
Birte Norheim, CFO 

birte.norheim@okea.no 

+47 952 933 21 

About OKEA 
OKEA ASA is a leading mid- and late-life operator on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). OKEA finds value where others divest and has an ambitious strategy built on growth, value creation and capital discipline.  

OKEA is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange (OSE:OKEA)  

More information at www.okea.no 

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