ConocoPhillips to drill Norwegian Sea exploration well
ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS has let a contract with CIMC Offshore AS on behalf of Odfjell Drilling AS to drill in production license (PL) 891 in the Norwegian Sea.
The contract includes the drilling of one firm exploration well (6507/5-10S) using the Deepsea Yantai semisubmersible drilling rig with the option to drill two further wells. The firm scope of work is estimated to take 72 days and will commence in third-quarter 2024.
As a result of the contract, the firm backlog for the rig is expected to now extend into fourth-quarter 2024.
ConocoPhillips is operator at PL 891 (80%) with partner Pandion Energy AS (20%).
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).