Norwegian oil major Equinor has received approval from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), for exploration drilling in the North Sea using the West Phoenix rig. The PSA commented on Thursday, May 2, that the consent applied to the drilling of the exploration well with an option to drill sidetrack 16/1-30 A.
Specifically, the well named 16/1-30 S is located in production license 167 in the North Sea where Equinor is the operator.
There, Equinor has the 60% of the ownership, whereas partners Lundin and Spirit Energy hold 20% each.
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PSA Norway highlighted that the drilling is expected to last 82 days, including the possibility of sidetrack and testing, in a water depth of 113 metres.
West Phoenix will be responsible for the drilling. The former is a semi-submersible drilling facility of the Moss Maritim CS50 type, operated by Seadrill.
Concluding, West Phoenix was issued with an Acknowledgement of Compliance (AOC) by the PSA in June 2008.
