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Spirit Energy given drilling permit by NPD

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The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Spirit Energy Norway AS a drilling permit for well 7321/8-2 S.

Well 7321/8-2 S will be drilled from the Leiv Eiriksson drilling facility in position 73°22'25.61"N and 21°35'11.54"E.

The drilling programme for well 7321/8-2 S relates to the drilling of a wildcat well in production licence 719. Spirit Energy Norway AS is the operator with an ownership interest of 50%. The other licensees are LUKOIL Overseas North Shelf AS (30%) and Aker BP ASA (20%).

The area in this licence consists of parts of blocks 7321/8 and 7321/9. The well will be drilled about 60 kilometres west of the 7324/8-1 (Wisting) discovery.

Production licence 719 was awarded on 21 June 2013 (22nd licensing round on the Norwegian Shelf). This is the first exploration well to be drilled in the licence.

Read the article online at: https://www.oilfieldtechnology.com/drilling-and-production/13052020/spirit-energy-given-drilling-permit-by-npd/

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