Drilling & Production

Aker BP granted permit to drill North Sea wildcat

May 23, 2024

Aker BP has been granted a permit by the Norwegian Offshore Directorate to drill in the North Sea.

Aker BP ASA has been granted a permit by the Norwegian Offshore Directorate to drill wildcat well 34/6-7 S in North Sea production license 932.

The well will be drilled by the Deepwea Nordkapp semisubmersible rig in June.

Aker BP is operator of the license with 40% interest. Partners are Equinor Energy AS (40%) and Vår Energi ASA (20%).

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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).