Lundin, the operator of production license PL674, has been given consent to drill exploration well 26/10-1. PL674, which comprises blocks 26/10 and 17/1, is in the central North Sea, around 150km west of Stavanger. Exploration well 26/1-1 is intended to investigate the hydrocarbon potential of a prospect named Zulu.
Water depth at the site is 17m.
The well is to be drilled by the Island Innovator mobile drilling facility. The facility is a type GM4000, delivered by the Cosco Zhoushan Shipyard in China in 2012. Island Innovator is owned by Marine Accurate Well ASA and operated by Odfjell Drilling. It is registered in Norway and classified by DNV GL.
Island Innovator was issued with an Acknowledgement of Compliance by the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway in August 2013.
The well's geographical coordinates will be:
• 59° 00' 01.86" N
• 03° 04' 14.69" E
Image from Petroleum Safety Authority Norway.
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