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    Norway: Statoil spuds wildcat on North Sea structure

    July 27, 2012
    Statoil Petroleum AS has spudded the 16/2-12 exploratory well on the Geitungen structure in the North Sea midway between the Johan Sverdrup discovery and the Aldous Major North discovery offshore Norway.

    Statoil Petroleum AS has spudded the 16/2-12 exploratory well on the Geitungen structure in the North Sea midway between the Johan Sverdrup discovery and the Aldous Major North discovery offshore Norway.

    Jurassic sandstones similar to those at Johan Sverdrup are the main objective of the well on the PL265 license. Planned total depth is 2,060 m.

    Interests in the well are Statoil 40%, Petoro 30%, Det norske oljeselskap ASA 20%, and Lundin Norway AS 10%.

    About the Author

    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.

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