Offshore staff

(Norway) - Norway's Petroleum and Energy Ministry has received applications from 24 companies for permits under the country's 19th licensing round.

Production licenses should be awarded towards the beginning of next spring. The applicants are Amerada Hess, BG, Chevorn, ConocoPhillips, DNO, Discover Petroleum, DONG, Eni, Faroe Petroleum, GdF, Idemitsu, Lundin, Marathon, Norsk Hydro, Norske Shell, Noreco, Premier Oil, Revus, RWE Dea, Statoil, Svenska Petroleum, Talisman, Total, and Wintershall.

11/21/05