The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted a drilling permit to Equinor for an exploration well to be drilled in the North Sea.
The drilling permit is for the wildcat well 30/4-4, located in the production license 043 FS.
Equinor will use the Transocean Spitsbergen semi-submersible drilling rig for the operation.
The drilling is expected to start in September 2023.
Equinor is the operator of the license, with a 51% stake. Its partners are Petoro (30%) and Sval Energi (19%).