June 5 (LNGJ) - Equinor, the Norwegian major and the operator of Europe’s only baseload LNG export plant at Hammerfest, has been awarded five licences by the Oil and Gas Authority of the UK, four as operator and one as partner.
“We are pleased to have been awarded these licences in the 31st Offshore Licensing Round,” said Nick Ashton, senior vice president for Equinor exploration in Norway and UK. The licences are in the Moray Firth and East Shetland Platform, expanding upon its current position in these areas of the North Sea.
“These awards in this frontier licensing round are important in continuing our high level of exploration activity on the UK Continental Shelf in support of our ambition to be a leading energy provider to the UK,” added Ashton.
