Equinor granted consent for Barents Sea exploration
Feb. 21, 2022
Equinor Energy AS has been granted consent by the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway for exploration drilling in Skavl Stø prospect in the Barents Sea.
Wells 7220/8-3 and 7220/8-U-3 pilot will be drilled in production license (PL) 532 by the Transocean Enabler in 352 m of water.
Equinor is operator of PL 532 (50%) with partners Petoro AS (20%) and Vår Energi (30%).
Alex Procyk is Upstream Editor at Oil & Gas Journal. He has also served as a principal technical professional at Halliburton and as a completion engineer at ConocoPhillips. He holds a BS in chemistry (1987) from Kent State University and a PhD in chemistry (1992) from Carnegie Mellon University. He is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE).