Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has granted Wintershall Norge consent for exploration drilling at the Orion prospect in the North Sea with the Borgland Dolphin semisubmersible.
The 35/11-19S well is located in production license 248, some 98km west-south-west of Florø at 379m water depth.
Drilling is set to start in mid-May at the earliest, with an estimated duration of between 47 and 134 days. The duration will depend on whether a discovery is made, which in turn will entail drilling sidetrack wells.
Wintershall is the operator of production license 248.
Image of the Borgland Dolphin, from Dolphin Drilling.
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