Aker BP ASA announced that it has been offered interests in 15 new production licenses in Norway, of which 9 as operator, through the Awards in pre-defined areas (APA 2019) licensing round. Of the 15 production licenses awarded to Aker BP, 11 are located in the North Sea (7 as operator), 3 in the Norwegian Sea (1 as operator) and 1 in the Barents Sea (as operator). The APA 2019 awards were announced by the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy on Tuesday 14 January 2020.