Statoil sidetrack under way

Offshore staff

STAVANGER, Norway --Statoil has permission from Petroleum Safety Authority Norway to drill a sidetrack in the southern Norwegian North Sea.

The jackupWest Epsilon will drill well 15/6-9B in production license 303 in 113 m (370.74 ft) of water. Drilling has started and is expected to take around 15 days.

06/22/2007