ConocoPhillips awarded wildcat permit offshore Norway
OSLO - The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS a wildcat drilling permit for well 25/7-7, to be drilled from the Leiv Eiriksson drilling facility. The area in this license consists of parts of blocks 25/7 and 25/10, with the well to be drilled about 17 kilometers northwest of the Balder field.
ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS is the operator with an ownership interest of 40%, partnered with Equinor Energy AS (20%), Aker BP ASA (20%), and DEA Norge AS (20%).