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UK Launches Record Offshore Licensing Round

February 2008 | Industry News

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The UK, which is desperate to slow the decline in North Sea oil and gas output, has launched its biggest-ever offshore licensing round, involving a record 2,297 blocks or part blocks in British waters.

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