Project Profile
Location: Norwegian North Sea
Licence Expiry: July 2028
GDF Suez is looking to drill an exploration well at the Kon-Tiki prospect in the Norwegian North Sea in the second quarter of 2013. The French explorer has hired semi-submersible Transocean Barents to drill the probe in its operated production licence 153, about three kilometres northwest of the Gjoa field.
The vertical well has a planned total depth of 3,540 metres with an expected duration of 45 days.
Operators:
ENGIE E&P Norge AS: Operator with 30% interest
Petoro: 30% interest
Wintershall: 20% interest
Shell: 12% interest
DEA Norge AS: 8% interest
Contractors:
Transocean: Drilling contractor