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    1. Drilling & Completion

    NPD sanctions Aker BP wildcat in the North Sea

    Nov. 6, 2018
    Aker BP will drill a new prospect in the Alvheim area of the North Sea following approval from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate.
    Well 24/9-13 in license PL 869 in the North Sea
    Well 24/9-13 in license PL 869 in the North Sea

    Offshore staff

    OSLO, Norway – Aker BP will drill a new prospect in the Alvheim area of the North Sea following approval from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate.

    The semisubmersibleScarabeo 8will spud well 24/9-13 in license PL 869 after it has finished a drilling program in the southern Norwegian Sea.

    Location of the new well will be around 4 km (2.5 mi) southwest of the Bøyla field in the central Norwegian North Sea.

    This will be the first well on the license, awarded in February 2017.

    11/06/2018