Norwegian oil and gas companies Equinor and Aker BP have both received drilling permits for operations in the North Sea on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), which will be conducted using semi-submersible platforms owned by COSL Drilling Europe and Saipem.
The Norwegian Maritime Directorate granted Equinor a drilling permit for the 16/4-14 inch wellbore Production license 1174 Swhich is valid from February 17, 2023 until the same date in 2030.
Equinor is the license operator with an 80% stake, while its partner Petoro holds the remaining 20% stake. Drilling activities will be carried out in collaboration with COSL Drilling Europe’s COSL Innovator Semi-submersible platform.
Wellbore 16/4-14 is expected to be drilled in September 2026. The state-owned Norwegian giant I booked COSL Innovator platform in August 2023 with a two-year contract, Get started In the second quarter of 2025.
The platform deal comes with extension options for an additional three years. The semi-submersible rig, built in 2012, is designed to operate in water depths of up to 750 metres.
Meanwhile, the Norwegian Maritime Directorate granted Aker BP a drilling permit for well 36/4-2 in… Production license 1153which is effective from March 11, 2022 until the same date in 2030.
Aker BP is the license operator with a 40% stake, with its partners Inpex Idemitsu Norge, OKEA and Harbor Energy, holding the remaining stakes of 30%, 20% and 10% respectively.
Drilling activities will be carried out next June in the North Sea in cooperation with Saipem Scarab 8 manipulation. Double drake deepwater semi-submersible drilling rig built in 2012 Secure contract extension With Aker BP a few months ago.
The platform has a capacity of 140 people and a maximum drilling depth of 35,000 feet (about 10,668 metres). The submarine will remain with the Norwegian player for an additional year, with the deal extending to 2028.
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