Wellesley gets go-ahead to drill offshore mid-Norway

Wellesley Petroleum has permission from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate for exploration drilling in the Norwegian Sea.
Aug. 11, 2020
(Courtesy Dolphin Drilling)
The semisubmersible drilling rig Borgland Dolphin.
The semisubmersible drilling rig Borgland Dolphin.

Offshore staff

OSLO, Norway – Wellesley Petroleum has permission from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate for exploration drilling in the Norwegian Sea.

The semisubmersible Borgland Dolphin, currently at a shipyard in Kvinesdal, will drill well 6204/11-3 in production license 829, 65 km (40 mi) north-northeast of the Peon discovery and 100 km (62 mi) southwest of Ålesund.

Other licensees are Equinor Energy and Petoro. This will be the first well drilled on the license.

(Courtesy Norwegian Petroleum Directorate)
Npd Pl829

08/11/2020

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