Statoil has received consent to use the Deepsea Atlantic drilling facility for the permanent plugging of well 34/10-52A/B at Gullfaks Sør, in the North Sea.
Gullfaks Sør lies due south of Gullfaks in the northern part of the North Sea. The field has been developed using a total of 12 subsea templates tied back to the Gullfaks A and Gullfaks C facilities.
Expected start-up of the operation is mid-August 2014, and is expected to last approximately 16 days.
Deepsea Atlantic is a drilling facility of the MODU GVA 7500 type and is operated by Odfjell Drilling AS. The facility was completed in 2009, is registered in Norway and is classified by DNV.