The Petroleum Safety Authority of Norway has granted Lundin Norway consent for exploration drilling in the Barents Sea.
Lundin will drill exploration well 7219/12-1 in a prospect named Filicudi. The drilling site is 218km north-west of Hammerfest at 320m water depth. It is in production license 533, comprising blocks 7219/12 and 7220/10 in the Barents Sea, in which Lundin Norway is the operator.
Drilling is scheduled to begin in early September and will last 59 days, with an addition for a potential well test.
The well is to be drilled using the Leiv Eiriksson mobile facility, which is owned and operated by Ocean Rig. The facility is a BINGO 9000 type, built in 2001.
Image of the Leiv Eiriksson, from Ocean Rig.
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