Samtlige av de 37 selskapene som fikk tilbud om utvinningstillatelser i TFO 2007 aksepterte tilbudet.

Fredag 29. februar 2008 godkjente kongen i statsråd tildelingen av 52 nye utvinningstillatelser på norsk sokkel.
Tildelingen skjer i fårhåndsdefinerte områder (TFO 2007).

Dette er de nye operatørene (antall operatørskap i parentes):

* Aker Exploration AS (1)
* BG Norge AS (1)
* Centrica Resources Norge AS (5)
* Dana Petroleum Norway AS (1)
* Det norske oljeselskap ASA (3)
* Discover Petroleum AS (1)
* DONG Norge AS (1)
* E.ON Ruhrgas Norge AS (4)
* Eni Norge AS (2)
* Gaz de France Norge AS (1)
* Lundin Norway AS (4)
* Nexen Exploration Norge AS (3)
* NOIL Energy ASA (4)
* Norwegian Energy Company AS (Noreco) (3)
* OMV Norge AS (1)
* Revus Energy ASA (5)
* Rocksource ASA (1)
* StatoilHydro ASA (9)
* Wintershall Norge AS (2)

Dette er de nye rettighetshaverne (antall andeler, inkludert der selskapene er operatør, i parentes):

* Aker Exploration AS (6)
* AS Norske Shell (1)
* Bayerngas Norge AS (1)
* BG Norge AS (1)
* Bridge Energy AS (3)
* Centrica Resources Norge AS (6)
* Concedo ASA (2)
* Dana Petroleum Norway AS (3)
* Det norske oljeselskap ASA (11)
* Discover Petroleum AS (4)
* DONG Norge AS (2)
* E. ON Ruhrgas Norge AS (8)
* Endeavour Energy Norge AS (2)
* Eni Norge AS (5)
* Esso Norge AS (3)
* Faroe Petroleum Norge AS (5)
* Gaz de France Norge AS (4)
* Genesis Petroleum Norway AS (3)
* Hess Norge AS (2)
* Lundin Norway AS (7)
* Maersk Oil Norway AS (2)
* Nexen Exploration Norge AS (3)
* NOIL Energy ASA (6)
* Norwegian Energy Company AS (Noreco) (9)
* OMV Norge AS (1)
* PA Resources Norway AS (1)
* Petro-Canada Norge AS (4)
* Revus Energy ASA (7)
* Rocksource ASA (3)
* RWE Dea Norge AS (6)
* Sagex Petroleum Norge AS (1)
* Skagen44 AS (2)
* Skeie Energy AS (1)
* StatoilHydro ASA (12)
* Talisman Energy Norge AS (1)
* Total E&P Norge AS (3)
* Wintershall Norge AS (5)