Statoil to drill wildcat well in PL128 in Norwegian Sea
STAVANGER, Norway -- The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Statoil Petroleum a drilling permit for wildcat well 6706/12-2 in PL128.
The well is located in the Snefrid North prospect in PL218, 6 km northwest of Aasta Hansteen field in the Norwegian Sea.
The area in this license consists of part of Block 6706/12 and part of Block 6707/10.
Well 6706/12-2 will be drilled from the Transocean Spitsbergen drilling facility.
The permit is contingent upon the operator having secured all other permits and consents required by other authorities before the drilling starts.
Statoil is the operator with an ownership interest of 51%. The other licensees are Wintershall Norge (24%), OMV Norge (15%) and ConocoPhillips Skandinavia (10%).