The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Statoil Petroleum a drilling permit for a wildcat exploration well to be drilled using the Ocean Vanguard semi-submersible in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, block 16/2,
Statoil will be spudding the well 16/2-12 on the Geitungen Prospectt near the giant Johan Sverdrup Field, immediately upon completing the drilling of another wildcat well currently in progress on block 34/7 that is targeting the Karpe and Svarthaa prospects.
The NPD said the drill-site for well 16/2-12 is located about five km northeast of well 16/2-10 in the central part of the North Sea. This will be the eighth well to be drilled in area.