Lundin Norway AS (Lundin) has received consent to drill exploration well 7120/1-5 in the Barents Sea.
Lundin is the operator for production licence 492, comprising blocks 7120/1 and 7120/2 in the Barents Sea.
The PSA has given Lundin consent to drill exploration well 7120/1-5 in a prospect named Gohta. The well’s coordinates will be:
71o 56′ 15.97″ N
20o 14′ 57.37″ E
The drilling location is around 185 kilometres north-west of Hammerfest. Water depth at the site is 368 metres. Drilling is scheduled to begin in late December 2016 and estimated to last 73 days. There will also be a potential well test.
The well is to be drilled using the Leiv Eiriksson mobile drilling facility, which is owned and operated by Ocean Rig. The facility is a BINGO 9000 type, built in 2001. It is classified by DNV GL and registered in the Bahamas.
