Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has authorized Aker BP to use the Maersk Interceptor jack up drilling rig in the North Sea.
The consent covers use of the Maersk Interceptor facility for drilling and completion of two water injection wells, 16/1-D-6 and 16/1-D-7, in Ivar Aasen field. Drilling is scheduled to start in February.
Maersk Interceptor was delivered by the Keppel Shipyard of Singapore in 2014. The facility is owned by Maersk AS and operated by Maersk Drilling Norge AS.
Ivar Aasen field is in the northern part of the North Sea 175 km west of Karmoy in 110 m of water.
The field is being developed as a stand-alone platform for partial processing and water conditioning and injection, with transfer of the multiphase hydrocarbon mixture through two pipelines to neighboring Edvard Grieg field for final processing and export. Ivar Aasen field started oil production on Dec. 24, 2016 (OGJ Online, Dec. 30, 2016).
Interest holders in Ivar Aasen are Aker BP 34.7862%, Statoil Petroleum 41.473%, Bayerngas Norge 12.3173%, Wintershall Norge 6.4651%, VNG Norge 3.023%, Lundin Norway 1.385%, and OKEA 0.554%.