Statoil has received consent to drill a sidetrack exploration well on the Gina Krog field in the North Sea.
The oil and gas field is located 250km west of Stavanger and 30km north-west of the Sleipner A facility in the North Sea.
The field came on stream in 2017.
Exploration well 15/6-14 S is to be drilled as a sidetrack from existing well 15/6-B-2.
Water depth at the site is 116 metres.
Drilling is estimated to last 17 days in the event of a dry well and 25 days in the event of a discovery, and will start in September.
The well is to be drilled by the Maersk Integrator mobile jack-up drilling facility.
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