Friday 3 May 2019

Petroleum Safety Authority Norway have given Equinor Energy consent to drill well 16/1-30 S in production licence 167 in the North Sea.

The consent applies to the drilling of exploration well 16/1-30 S, with an option to drill sidetrack 16/1-30 A.

The location of 16/1-30 S is on the Utsira High in the North Sea, at these geographical coordinates:

58º 58’ 50.648” N

02º 16’ 50.775” E

Water depth at the site is 113 metres.

The drilling operations are scheduled to begin in late April 2019 and are estimated to take 82 days, including a potential sidetrack and testing.

The well is to be drilled by West Phoenix, a semi-submersible drilling facility of the Moss Maritim CS50 type, operated by Seadrill Management (Seadrill).

West Phoenix was issued with an Acknowledgement of Compliance (AOC) by the PSA in June 2008.