The UK government has announced that 134 licenses covering 252 blocks were awarded in the 28th offshore upstream licensing round on Thursday. A further group of applications will be decided later after environmental assessments, it noted, adding this could make it one of the biggest rounds in the five decades since the first licensing round in 1964. Business and Energy Minister Matthew Hancock said: "The North Sea provides a safe, secure, home-grown energy supply for the UK. We are determined to make the most out of the North Sea."
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