OSLO, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Norway's oil ministry receivedapplication from 50 energy companies seeking to drill for oil aspart of its licencing round for mature areas, it said on Friday.
Oil majors seeking to take part include Statoil,Royal Dutch Shell, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ENI, ExxonMobil and Total.
BP, a big operator in Norway, did not apply.
The full list of applicants is available here: