The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has issued a drilling permit to Equinor for wildcat well 6407/9-13 in production license PL 1060.
Well 6407/9-13 will be drilled from the West Hercules drilling facility at position 64°26'22.46"N and 7°41'13.46"E.
Equinor is the operator with an ownership interest of 31 per cent. The other licensees are OKEA (40 per cent), Chryasor Norge (20 per cent) and Longboat Energy Norge (9 per cent).
The area in this license consists of parts of Blocks 6407/8 and 6407/9. The well will be drilled about 11 kms northwest of the Draugen field.
Production licence 1060 was awarded on 14 February 2020 (APA 2019). This is the first exploration well to be drilled in this license.
The permit is contingent on the other permits and consents required by other authorities being secured before drilling activity starts.
Source: NPD
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