Statoil Granted Drilling Permit for Well 6507/3-12 Offshore Norway

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Statoil Petroleum AS a drilling permit for wellbore 6507/3-12, located in production license 159B, offshore Norway.

The permit is contingent upon Statoil securing all other permits and consents required by other authorities prior to commencing drilling activities. Well 6507/3-12 will be drilled using the Deepsea Bergen (mid-water semisub) drilling facility.

Production license 159 was awarded in licensing round 12 Part B on the Norwegian shelf and production license 159 B was carved out on 13 August 2004.

Statoil Petroleum AS is the operator of the license with an ownership interest of 85 percent. The other licensee is Dong E&P Norge AS with 15 percent.



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