The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted StatoilHydro ASA a drilling permit for wellbore 34/7-34, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations.
The drilling program for wellbore 34/7-34 relates to the drilling of an appraisal well in production licence 089. The well will be drilled from the Borgland Dolphin drilling facility at position 61°23´22.4” North and 02°08´32.3” East.
The area in this production licence consists of block 34/7, south of the Snorre field and northeast of the Vigdis field in the North Sea.
StatoilHydro ASA is the operator with a 41.5 per cent ownership interest. The other licensees are Petoro AS (30 per cent), ExxonMobil (10.5 per cent), Idemitsu (9.6 per cent), Total (5.6 per cent) and RWE Dea (2.8 per cent).
The drilling permit has been granted on the condition that all other permits and consents required by other authorities have been secured before the drilling activity commences.
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