The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has given Lundin Norway the go-ahead for its North Sea wildcat well.
Well 16/1-25 S will be drilled from the Bredford Dolphin drilling facility in position 58°46’57.096” north 02°15’17.386”east.
The well, which Lundin has an 80% stake in, is being drilled south of the Edvard Grieg field in the central part of the North Sea.
OMV Norway owns the remaining 20%.
This is the second exploration well drilled under the permit.