Equinor granted Barents Sea drilling permit

Equinor Energy AS has been granted a drilling permit for a wildcat well in Barents Sea production licence (PL) 532 by the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate.

The area in the licence consists of parts of Blocks 7219/9, 7220/4, 7220/5, 7220/7 and 7220/8.

Well 7220/7-4 – the eleventh in the licence – will be drilled about 10 km south-west of the 7220/8-1 discovery well (Skrugard) on Johan Castberg field by the Transocean Enabler harsh-environment semi-submersible drilling rig after drilling development wells on Johan Castberg field.

Equinor is operator of the licence with 50% interest. Partners are Vår Energi AS (30%) and Petoro AS (20%).

Source: Oil & Gas Journal