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    1. Drilling & Completion

    ConocoPhillips, Wellesley to drill offshore mid-Norway

    July 2, 2020
    Two oil companies have received the go-ahead for exploration drilling in the Norwegian Sea from Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority.
    (Courtesy Dolphin Drilling)
    The semisubmersible drilling rig Borgland Dolphin.
    The semisubmersible drilling rig Borgland Dolphin.

    Offshore staff

    OSLO, Norway – Two oil companies have received the go-ahead for exploration drilling in the Norwegian Sea from Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority.

    The semisubmersible Leiv Eiriksson will drill well 6507/4-1 for ConocoPhillips on the Warka prospect in production license 1009.

    Water depth is 400 m (1,312 ft). Drilling is expected to take 87 days to complete.

    Wellesley Petroleum’s Schweinsteiger prospect is in 211 m (692 ft) of water in PL 829. The semisub Borgland Dolphin will drill the well. Drilling is expected to take 37 days to complete.

    07/02/2020