Project Profile
Location: Halten area of Norwegian Sea, Norway
Reserves: 256 million barrels oil equivalents
Water Depth: 300 metres
Licence Expiry Date: 26th April, 2017
The licence is located in the Halten area of the Norwegian Sea in water depth of some 300 metres. The Zumba prospect has Upper Jurassic Rogn formation sands as reservoir with gross unrisked exploration resources of 256 million barrels oil equivalents and a geological chance of success estimated at 27 per cent. The spudding of an exploration well in the Zumba prospect was spudded in the early third quarter of 2015.
Operators:
Tullow Oil: Operator with 40% interest
North Energy ASA: 15% interest
Lime Petroleum Norway AS: 25% interest
Pure E&P Norway AS: 20% interest
Contractors:
Ocean Rig ASA.: Provision of the Leiv Eiriksson drilling rig for exploration drilling of well 6507/11-11 in the Norwegian Sea. Leiv Eiriksson is a semi-submersible drilling rig of the SS Trosvik Bingo 9000 type. It is owned by Ocean Rig and will be operated by Rig Management Norway.
Subcontractors: