Equinor granted approval to drill Norwegian Sea well

Oct. 25, 2021
Equinor Energy AS has been granted a drilling permit by the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate to drill the Ginny prospect in the Norwegian Sea.

Equinor Energy AS has been granted a drilling permit by the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate to drill the Ginny prospect in the Norwegian Sea.

Well 6407/9-13—the first in production license 1060—will be drilled from the West Hercules drilling facility about 11 km northwest of Draugen field in production license 1060.

Equinor is operator with 31%. Partners are OKEA ASA (40%), Chryasor Norge AS (20%), and Longboat Energy Norge AS (9%).

The area in the license consists of parts of Blocks 6407/8 and 6407/9.