The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Statoil a drilling permit for two wildcat wells and an appraisal well, if a discovery is made, in PL 035.
The wells, 30/11-14, 30/11-14 A and 30/11-14 B, will be drilled from the Songa Delta semisubmersible drilling rig.
Statoil is the operator of PL 035, which contains the Krafla and Askja discoveries, 25km south of Oseberg South, with an ownership interest of 50%. Det norske oljeselskap ASA is the licensee with 50%.
The area in this license consists of a part of block 30/11. Production licence 035 was awarded in licensing round 2-A on 14 November 1969. These are the 12th, 13th, and possibly the 14th exploration wells to be drilled within the license area.