-50°
-40°
-30°
-20°
-10°
0°
10° 20° 30° 40°
50°
60°
70°
Open for petroleum activity
Open, special schemes, see WP no 28 (2010-11)
Awards in predefined areas (APA)
80°
Assumed maximum extent of sedimentary
rocks which may contain petroleum
ARCTIC OCEAN
Limits of the NCS according to the
the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea
70°
Greenland
Svalbard
75°
BARENTS SEA
Jan Mayen
65°
70°
Iceland
NORWEGIAN SEA
65°
Faeroe Islands
60°
Finland
Norway
Russia
Sweden
60°
NORTH SEA
55°
Denmark
npd1183
0°
10°
20°
Area status of the Norwegian continental shelf as of April 2015
30°