Equinor granted drilling permit for North Sea well
Well 35/10-5 will be drilled from the West Hercules drilling facility.
Well 35/10-5 will be drilled from the West Hercules drilling facility.
The contract covers the development of the Platina field, located offshore Angola in Block 18.
The company anticipates West Barracouta gas flowing to the Australian domestic gas market by early 2021.
The company has completed the first of two infill development wells at West Brae, offshore Scotland.
The plug and abandonment programme will take place in the Rubie and Renee oilfields in the North Sea.