Statoil has received consent from Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) to drill a wildcat well in the Njord field with the Songa Delta semisubmersible, a rig that the Norwegian supermajor suspended with Songa Offshore just last week.
Statoil will drill at its operated production licence 107C in the Norwegian Sea, which is scheduled to begin in late June 2016 with an estimated 33-day drilling period, depending on whether a discovery is made.
Last week, Statoil suspended its contract for the Songa Delta, upon completion of drilling activities at the Slemmestad well in the Norwegian North Sea.
The rig was to go on a 75% suspension rate at a dayrate of US$277,000 from the end of June 2016, with work to pick up in mid-August 2016.
Image of the Songa Delta, from Songa Offshore.
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