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    1. Drilling & Production

    Aker BP granted North Sea drilling permit

    March 15, 2024
    Aker BP ASA has been granted a drilling permit by the Norwegian Offshore Directorate for wildcat well 24/12-8 S in production license 869 south of Bergen in the North Sea.

    Aker BP ASA has been granted a drilling permit by the Norwegian Offshore Directorate for wildcat well 24/12-8 S in production license 869 south of Bergen in the North Sea.

    The well will be drilled by the Deepsea Nordkapp semisubmersible drilling rig. Planned entry date is March 2024.

    Aker BP is operator of PL 869 (80%) with partner Vår Energi ASA (20%).

     

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    Alex Procyk | Upstream Editor

    Alex Procyk is Upstream Editor at Oil & Gas Journal. He has also served as a principal technical professional at Halliburton and as a completion engineer at ConocoPhillips. He holds a BS in chemistry (1987) from Kent State University and a PhD in chemistry (1992) from Carnegie Mellon University. He is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE).

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