The Norwegian Ministry of Oil and Energy announced January 17, 2012 new awards of production licenses offered under the APA 2011 Licensing Round.

MOPU, which will operates YME project, located on the Northern Sea was successfully installed on the location. Towing commenced at noon 24th of June and the whole installing operation came to an end on 26th of June.

LOTOS Norge will be having the most busy summer season in 2011 since the company was established in 2007. In license PL503, in the southern part of the North Sea, a large 3D seismic survey of 1560 sq km started in early June. The vessel "Artemis Arctic" operated by Dolphin Geophysical AS is the contractor for the offshore acquisition work. The acquisition period is scheduled to last into the month of August.

Grupa LOTOS shall increase by 100 thousand tonnes its annual crude oil production. It is possible thanks to sales&purchase agreement of 100% AB Geonafta’s shares, which produces crude oil on territory of the Republic of Lithuania. Closing documents were signed in Vilnius on 3rd of February. It’s another step for Grupa LOTOS corporate strategy completion, that stands for company’s crude production enhancement.

On September 16th, a ship hauling an oil platform to be installed on the YME field arrived at the port of Stavanger in Norway. With legs fitted, the platform will be towed to the field and, after the necessary preparations, it will start to operate.