OSLO, Jan 19 (Reuters) - The Norwegian petroleum and energy ministry has decided to offer 38 offshore exploration licences in the 2009 round for predefined, mature areas on the Norwegian shelf, it said on Tuesday .
The production licences are distributed among the North Sea (25), the Norwegian Sea (10) and the Barents Sea (3). A total of 44 companies applied for production licences in APA 2009, the ministry said.
The ministry said in a separate statement that 43 companies have applied for blocks in the 21st oil and gas licensing round, which will be awarded in the spring of 2011.
(Reporting by Oslo newsroom)
Source:uk.reuters.com/
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