Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has approved Wintershall to drill a wildcat in a prospect named Balderbrå in the Norwegian Sea.
West Phoenix. Image from PSA. |
The well is in PL 894 at 1220m water depth, where Wintershall is the operator.
Drilling is planned to begin by 1 October 2017, and will last 36 days, depending on whether a discovery is made.
The well will be drilled with the West Phoenix semisubmersible drilling facility, operated by North Atlantic Drilling.