Neptune Energy Norge AS has been granted permission by the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate to drill appraisal well 35/9-16 A in production license 153 in the North Sea.
The well—to be drilled in April by Odfjell Drilling’s Deepsea Yantai semisubmersible—follows a hydrocarbon encounter at the Hamlet exploration well, 58 km west of Florø in March (OGJ Online, Mar. 22, 2022).
Neptune Energy is operator with 30%. Partners are Petoro AS (30%), Wintershall Dea Norge AS (28%), and OKEA ASA (12%).