Norway's offshore safety watchdog has give Lundin consent to drill a pair of exploration wells in the North Sea, the Petroleum Safety Authority said on Thursday.
The two wells 16/5-8 S and 16/5-8 A are in production licence 815, where Lundin is operator with 60% interest. Other stakeholders are Concedo and Petoro, each with 20% shares.
The wells are to be drilled by Leiv Eiriksson, which is a semi-submersible drilling facility of the SS Trosvik Bingo 9000 type, owned and operated by Transocean. The operation is scheduled to begin in May 2019 and to last 43 days, which includes options for a sidetrack and formation testing.
Water depth at the site is around 104 meters.