WATCHING THE WORLD RARE GOOD NEWS IN THE EKOFISK AREA

With David Knott from London A jack up drilling rig towering over a small production platform is a rare sight off Norway. The Maersk Guardian jack up has another rare quality as it stands in 230 ft water alongside Embla platform in Block 2/7. It represents good news about giant Ekofisk oil and gas field, currently a problem for operator Phillips Petroleum Co. Norway. The rig is preparing four predrilled wells to begin production this month. Embla reserves are estimated at 50 million bbl of