ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS has been granted a drilling permit by the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate for well 25/7-9 S in the North Sea.
Well 25/7-9 S, the second to be drilled in production license 917, will be drilled 12 km west of Ringhorne and 210 km northwest of Stavanger by the Leiv Eiriksson semisubmersible drilling rig. The area in the license consists of part of Blocks 25/7 and 25/10.
ConocoPhillips is operator with 40% interest. Partners are Lundin Norway AS, Suncor Energy Norge AS, and Vsar Energi AS, each with 20%.
In October, ConocoPhillips was granted a permit to drill well 25/7-8 in the same license (OGJ Online, October 21, 2019).
