Norway's Equinor Granted Drilling Permit for Well 33/9-F-4 DH in the North Sea

en.Wedoany.com Reported - On October 26, the Norwegian Offshore Directorate approved Equinor Energy's application to drill the 33/9-F-4 DH exploration well in the North Sea under drilling permit No. 2087-L, with the target formation located in production licence 1214. The well is a wildcat in a new area, planned to be drilled using the COSL Promoter semi-submersible drilling rig at a water depth of approximately 285 metres, with a regulatory estimated spud date of January 2027.

The wellhead is located within production licence 037, while the drilling target falls under licence 1214. The well is located at 61°26′40.43″ N, 1°57′23.18″ E, and the permit was issued pursuant to Section 13 of the Norwegian Resource Management Regulations. Equinor is the operator of licence 1214 with a 17% interest, while the other partners are Petoro (30%), OKEA (28%) and Vår Energi (25%).

The drilling operation will use the COSL Promoter semi-submersible rig owned by COSL Drilling Europe. Built in 2012, the rig has a designed maximum operating water depth of 750 metres and will undertake this North Sea exploration well drilling assignment. Licence 1214 was awarded on 15 March 2024 and is valid until 15 March 2030.