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  <h1>Seeking new acreage</h1> 
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    <div class="date-module"> <span class="date_module-icon fa fa-calendar"></span> <span>October 1, 2003, 01:00 CEST</span> 
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     <p>New Norwegian offshore licences are being sought by Statoil under the government’s first annual TFO scheme covering awards in pre-defined areas.</p> 
     <p>As the name implies, these rounds offer oil companies the opportunity to apply for exploration acreage in parts of the continental shelf which have been identified in advance.</p> 
     <p>Replacing the former North Sea rounds, the 2003 TFO scheme covers a total of 143 full and part blocks in mature areas of the North and Norwegian Seas close to existing infrastructure.</p> 
     <p>A gradual expansion of the scheme is due to be assessed. Companies can apply at any time between 1 January and 1 October, with awards due to be made by the end of the same year.</p> 
     <p>“As the main player on the NCS for both exploration and production, we believe strongly in its potential,” says Øivind Dahl-Stamnes.</p> 
     <p>He heads the business development and support sector in the exploration unit of Exploration &amp; Production Norway (UPN).</p> 
     <p>“We’ve accordingly opted to apply for new production licences both in the North Sea and in the Halten-Nordland area of the Norwegian Sea in this TFO round.”</p> 
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