Project Profile
Location: North Sea, Norway
Water Depth: 80.5 metres
Start-up Year: 2015
Statoil has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway to carry out exploration drilling of well 16/7-11, in the North Sea (Jan, 2015). Statoil is the operator for exploration licences PL 072 B and PL 072 D in block 16/7 in the central North Sea, with 100% interest. Statoil has applied for consent to drill exploration well 16/7-11 in the prospect named Knappen. Drilling is scheduled to start in February 2015. In the event of a discovery, a sidetrack will also be drilled and the well will be production-tested. Water depth at the site is 80.5 metres. The well will be drilled by Songa Trym semi-submersible drilling rig of the Aker H-3 type, built at Aker Verdal in 1976. Major improvements to the rig were made in 2012.
Operators:
PL 072 B
Statoil: Operator with 50% interest
ExxonMobil: 50% interest
PL 072 D (licence inactive since November 16th, 2016)
Statoil: Operator with 40%
ExxonMobil: 30% interest
Origo: 30% interest
Contractors:
Songa Offshore: Drilling services using Songa Trym semi-submersible drilling rig