Det Norske has received consent to carry out exploration drilling of well 2/1-15 in production licence 542 in the southern part of the North Sea using the Mærsk Giant mobile drilling facility.

The rig's position during drilling will be

■ 56° 52' 58,140" N ■ 03° 12' 47,534" E

Water depth at the site is approx. 70 metres.

The planned start-up is 1 August 2013 with a duration of 60 days, depending on whether a discovery is made.

Mærsk Giant is a jack-up mobile drilling facility owned and operated by the A.P. Møller-Mærsk Group.

The facility was built in Japan by Hitachi and completed in 1986. Mærsk Giant can operate in water depths of up to 107 metres and accommodates 87 people.

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