Det Norske has been given consent to drill an exploration well in the Norwegian North Sea.
The company has been given approval by the Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) to drill the well in a prospect named Langfjellet.
It is located around 134kilometres west of Austevoll in Hordaland country.
The activity is scheduled to begin this month and will last between 31 and 80 days, dependent on when a discovery is made.
The well will be drilled using the Maersk Interceptor mobile drilling facility, operated by Maersk Drilling Norge AS.
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