Aker BP ASA has been granted a drilling permit by the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) for wildcat wells 6507/3-15 and well 6507/3-16 in the Norwegian Sea.
The wells will be drilled by the Deepsea Nordkapp drilling rig in production license 941 and have a June 2022 planned entry date.
Aker BP is operator with 80% interest. PGNiG Upstream Norway AS holds the remaining 20%.