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    1. Drilling & Completion

    ConocoPhillips to drill North Sea prospect west of Ringhorne

    Oct. 22, 2019
    ConocoPhillips Skandinavia will drill its first well on a license in the western Norwegian North Sea, after receiving sanction from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate.
    (Courtesy Transocean)
    The semisubmersible will drill well 25/7-8 S in the Norwegian North Sea.
    The semisubmersible will drill well 25/7-8 S in the Norwegian North Sea.

    Offshore staff

    OSLO, Norway – ConocoPhillips Skandinavia will drill its first well on a license in the western Norwegian North Sea, after receiving sanction from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate.

    The semisubmersible Leiv Eiriksson will drill well 25/7-8 S, 15 km (9.3 mi) west of the Ringhorne field and 210 km (130 mi) west of Stavanger.

    Surrounding license PL917 was awarded in February 2018, under Norway’s APA 2017 round.

    Partners include Ringhorne operator Vår Energi.

    (Map courtesy Norwegian Petroleum Directorate)
    Location of well 25/7-8 S in the Norwegian North Sea.
    Location of well 25/7-8 S in the Norwegian North Sea.

    10/22/2019