The Norwegian ministry of petroleum and energy has announced the APA 2010, comprising the predefined areas with blocks in the North Sea, the Norwegian Sea and the Barents Sea.
The application deadline is 12:00 hrs on Wednesday 15 September 2010. The awards will be made at the turn of the year 2010/2011. Over the last years, XaitPorter has become the standard software tool for the licensing rounds in Norway. In APA 2009 about 90% of the winning applications was produced in XaitPorter. Xait has extensive experience in helping oil companies organize their license applications.
(Picture courtesy of the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate)