Statoil granted drilling permit southwest of Norne field
Well 6507/3-12 A will be drilled with the Deepsea Bergen drilling facility at position 65°58' 3.93" north and 7°56' 1.64" east.
The drilling program for well 6507/3-12 A relates to the drilling of an appraisal well in production licence 159 B. Statoil Petroleum AS is the operator with an ownership interest of 85 per . The other licensee is Dong E&P Norge AS with 15%. The area in this licence is part of block 6507/3. The well will be drilled about 11 km southwest of the Norne field.
Production licence 159 was awarded in licensing round 12 Part B on the Norwegian shelf, and production licence 159 B was carved out on Aug. 13, 2004.
The permit is contingent upon the operator securing all other permits and consents required by other authorities prior to commencing drilling activity.
