Equinor granted North Sea drilling permit

Equinor Energy AS has been granted a drilling permit for wildcat well 31/11-1 S in production license (PL) 785 S in the North Sea by the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate. The area in this license consists of parts of Blocks 26/2 and 31/11.
Jan. 29, 2021

Equinor Energy AS has been granted a drilling permit for wildcat well 31/11-1 S in production license (PL) 785 S in the North Sea by the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate. The area in this license consists of parts of Blocks 26/2 and 31/11.

The well will be drilled 62 km south of Troll field by the Deepsea Atlantic drilling facility. This is the first exploration well to be drilled in the license.  

Equinor is operator of the license (50%) with partner Total E&P Norge AS (50%).

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