Eni receives consent for Exploration Drilling in the Barents Sea
Eni has received consent to drill exploration well 7318/12-1 in the Barents Sea. Eni Norge AS (Eni) is the operator for production licence 716, in blocks 7318/11 and 7318/12 in the Barents Sea.
73o 07′ 46.84″ N
18o 43′ 04.17″ E
The drilling location is around 320 kilometres north-west of Hammerfest. Water depth at the site is 418 metres. The drilling work is scheduled to take 55 days.
The well is to be drilled using the Scarabeo 8 mobile facility, which is owned and operated by Saipem SpA. Scarabeo 8 was issued with an Acknowledgement of Compliance (AoC) by the PSA in May 2012.