Prices spur interest in Norwegian offshore

Record crude oil prices and technological advances have spurred interest among oil companies for mature oil provinces off Norway, the oil ministry said Sept. 30. In 2003, Norway began to offer licenses for unexplored blocks near existing oil fields, in what it calls Awards in Predefined Areas. The....

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