The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has given Lundin Norway consent to drill exploration well 7120/1-5 in a prospect named Gohta. The prospect is located in Lundin-operated production license 492 (PL492), which is comprised of blocks 7120/1 and 7120/2 in the Barents Sea.

The well’s coordinates 71° 56′ 15.97″ N and 20° 14′ 57.37″ E, around 185km northwest of Hammerfest, and in 368m water depth. 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, registered in the Bahamas, and received Acknowledgement of Compliance from the PSA in July 2008.

Source: www.oedigital.com