Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Norwegian Petroleum Directorate
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted E.ON Ruhrgas Norge AS a drilling permit for wellbore 31/8-1, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations.
Wellbore 31/8-1 will be drilled from the Borgland Dolphin drilling facility at position 60°22'11.23" N and 3°34'04.94"E after it has completed drilling development well 6507/5-A-1 H on the Skarv field in the Norwegian Sea where BP Norge AS is the operator.
The drilling program for wellbore 31/8-1 relates to the drilling of a wildcat well in production license 416 in the North Sea. E.ON Ruhrgas Norge AS is operator with a 50 percent ownership interest. The other licensees are Rocksource ASA (35 percent) and Det norske oljeselskap ASA (15 percent). The area in this license consists of block 31/8. The well will be drilled approx. 15 kilometers southwest of Troll and approx. 30 km southeast of Brage.
Production license 416 was awarded on February 16, 2007 (APA 2006). This is the first well drilled in the license.
This permit is contingent upon the operator having secured all other permits and consents required by other authorities before the drilling activity starts.
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