Ireland’s energy minister has approved Cairn Energy PLC’s farm-in as operator of two licenses and one license option offshore west of Ireland, where drilling is to start in 2014.
Working interests are Cairn 38%, Providence Resources PLC 32%, Chrysaor 26%, and Sosina Exploration Ltd. 4%.
Cairn has let a contract to use the Blackford Dolphin semisubmersible to spud the Spanish Point appraisal well in FEL 2/04 in the Porcupine basin Quad 35 area in second-quarter 2014, subject to approvals.