Offshore staff
OSLO, Norway – Statoil has permission from Petroleum Safety Authority Norway to drill the Pingvin prospect in the Barents Sea.
The semisubmersibleTransocean Spitsbergen will drill well 7319/12-1 in production license 713, 296 km (184 mi) from Hammerfest, in a water depth of 422 m (1,384 ft).
Drilling is expected to start this month and last around 28 days, depending on whether a discovery follows.
08/14/2014
