Statoil pursues North Sea exploration prospect close to Visund

Statoil has permission from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate to drill an exploration well 10 km (6.2 mi) northeast of the Visund field in the North Sea.

Offshore staff

OSLO, Norway – Statoil has permission from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate to drill an exploration well 10 km (6.2 mi) northeast of the Visund field in the North Sea.

The semisubmersibleDeepsea Atlantic will spud well 34/8-19 S in license PL 120 after completing drilling duties on Statoil’s Johan Sverdrup field development.

This will be the 19th exploration well on the license, which was awarded in 1985.

03/12/2018

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