Drilling & Production

Norway: Barents Sea exploratory well spudded

Aug. 13, 2012

Eni Norge AS has spudded the 7220/10-1 exploratory well on PL533 in the Barents Sea offshore Norway.

The drillsite is 54 km southwest and on geological trend with the Skrugard and Havis discoveries. Interests in the license are Eni NOrge 40% and Lundin Norway AS, DNO ASA, and RWE Dea Norge AS 20% each.

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Alan Petzet | Chief Editor Exploration

Alan Petzet is Chief Editor-Exploration of Oil & Gas Journal in Houston. He is editor of the Weekly E&D Newsletter, emailed to OGJ subscribers, and a regular contributor to the OGJ Online subscriber website.

Petzet joined OGJ in 1981 after 13 years in the Tulsa World business-oil department. He was named OGJ Exploration Editor in 1990. A native of Tulsa, he has a BA in journalism from the University of Tulsa.