Pre-qualification
This page contains information about pre-qualification of players on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS).
There has been significant interest in pre-qualification. The following players have been pre-qualified or re-qualified on the NCS since the system was introduced:
| Year | Licensee | Operator | Total | Licencees | Operator |
| 2000 | 4 | 4 | 8 | Dong** DNO** GdF** Pelican* |
AkerMaritime* Enterprise* |
| 2001 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Paladin*/** | Kerr McGee Lasmo* |
| 2002 | 3 | 3 | 6 | Petoro OER* |
DNO Pertra/PGS* Dong |
| 2003 | 2 | 6 | 8 | E.ON Ruhrgas** Revus** |
Paladin* Mærsk Talisman Anadarko BG Norge GdF |
| 2004 | 3 | 5 | 8 | Sumitomo Oranje Nassau Endeavour** |
Lundin Wintershall Noble Centrica DNOa |
| 2005 | 3 | 4 | 7 | Altinex Premier** Marubeni |
Idemitsu Endeavour* Revus Pertrab |
| 2006 | 12 | 5 | 17 | Mitsubishi Discover** PA Resources Ener* Faroe-Petroleum** Edison** Serica* Rocksource** Noreco** VNG Bridge Energy** Aker Exploration** |
OMV Hunt Oil Nexen Petro-Canada Noreco |
| 2007 | 6 | 7 | 13 | Genesis Petroleum Concedo Bayern Gas Norge** Flying High Skagen 44 PGNiG** |
Premier E.ON Ruhrgas Petrofac Aker Exploration* Sagex Discover Rocksource |
| 2008 | 4 | 4 | 8 | Skeie Energy Spring Energy** 4 Sea Energy North Energy** |
Dana Petroleum Perenco Repsol Grupa LOTOS |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 | North Energy Edison Spring Energy Bayern Gas Bridge Energy |
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| 2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Agora | Faroe Petroleum PGNiG |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Forties Core Energy |
Lukoil |
| 2012 | 4 | 2 | 6 | Petrolia Explora Emergy Rosneft |
Tullow oil EnQuest |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 | Lime Petroleum MOECO Spike Exploration |
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| 2014 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Inpex | Svenska Petroleum Spike Exploration |
| 2015 | 4 | 1 | 5 | Origo Exploration CapeOmega Wellesley Petroleum Tellus Petroleum |
Capricorn Norge |
| 2016 | 2 | 4 | 6 | OKEA M Vest Energy |
Orgio Exploration Petrolia NOCO Wellesley Petroleum KUFPEC Norway |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Pandion Energy | OKEA |
| 2018 | 4 | 4 | Tyr Exploration Mime Petroleum Chrysaor Dyas B.V |
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| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Source Energy Solveig Gas* |
Inpex Norge AS Chrysaor Norge |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | Sval Energi | ||
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | Longboat Energy | ||
| 2022 | |||||
| 2023 | 1 | Lime Petroleum | |||
New, still existing, companies since 2000 |
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| Net (c) |
22 |
35 |
57 |
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*Re-qualified
As is evident from the list of pre-qualified players, there is significant diversity both as regards nationality, size and experience.
This is in line with the authorities' objectives to increase competition on the NCS.
Applications still being processed
The following companies have applied for pre-qualification as either a licensee or operator (op) on the Norwegian shelf:
| New companies undergoing evaluation by NPD/MPE | Companies where the process not has been initiated or has been paused |
|---|---|
| Longboat Energy (op) |
Eniflux JAPEX NSC E&P Antares Norge M Vest Energy (op) |
Number of pre-qualifications
Updated overview
Updated: 27/11/2023