Faroe Petroleum Norge granted drilling permit for well 31/7-2 S
STAVANGER -- The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Faroe Petroleum Norge AS a drilling permit for well 31/7-2 S, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations.
Well 31/7-2 S will be drilled from the Deepsea Bergen drilling facility, at position 60°24'18.17"N and 3°2'23.75"E in production licence 740.
The drilling program for well 31/7-2 S relates to the drilling of an appraisal well. Faroe Petroleum Norge AS is the operator with an ownership interest of 50%, and Core Energy AS is a licensee with 50%.
The area in this licence constitutes a part of blocks 31/7 and 30/9. Production licence 740 was awarded in APA 2013, Feb. 7, 2014. This is the third well to be drilled in the licence.
The permit is contingent upon the operator securing all other permits and consents required by other authorities prior to commencing drilling activities.
