BG ok’d for Jordbær Sør

The Petroleum Safety Authority of Norway (PSA) is giving BG Norge the go-ahead to drill the exploration well 34/3-5 in the Jordbær Sør prospect, in the northern North Sea. 

The exploration well is located in production license PL 373 in the Tampen area.

The well will be drilled by the Transocean Searcher mobile drilling facility. Drilling is estimated to last for 66 days. Water depth at the site is 403m.

The well's geographical coordinates will be:

  • 61o 46' 31.15" N
  • 02o 45' 40.82" E

Transocean Searcheris a semisubmersible drilling facility of the Trosvik Bingo 3000 type, built in Tønsberg in 1983. It is owned and operated by Transocean Ltd. The facility is registered in the Marshall Islands and classified by DNV GL. 

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