Statoil has been awarded a drilling permit by the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) from well 30/11 in the Norwegian Sea.
The well will be drilled from the Songa Delta drilling facility in production licence 035.
The NPD said the drilling programme for the 30/11-11 B well relates to the drilling of a wildcat well.
Statoil is the operator with an ownership interest of 50%, while Det norske oljeselskap ASA is a licensee with an ownership interest of 50%.