Norway awards 57 drilling permits in offshore oil, gas exploration roundSANDEFJORD, Norway, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Norway on Tuesday awarded stakes in 57 offshore oil and gas exploration licences to 19 companies in its annual licensing round, the country's energy minister told an industry conference.
The allocation for mature areas rose from 53 licences awarded one year ago while the number of oil and gas firms receiving the permits decreased from 20.
(Reporting by Nora Buli and Nerijus Adomaitis; editing by Terje Solsvik)
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