By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Apr. 7 -- Ocean Rig's Eirik Raude semisubmersible spudded a wildcat Apr. 2 for Statoil ASA on the Guovca prospect in the Barents Sea.
The work on Guovca is expected to be completed within 20-30 days, after which the rig will move to the Norwegian Sea to drill a well in Statoil's Tulipan prospect on Block 6302/6.
The rig is scheduled to return to the Barents Sea in the autumn to drill the Uranus wildcat for Statoil.