DNO Norge, a subsidiary of Norwegian oil and gas player DNO, has secured a drilling permit, which will enable it to drill a well in the North Sea off the coast of Norway with a rig owned by Noble Corporation, a U.S.-headquartered offshore drilling giant.
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted DNO Norge a drilling permit for the wellbore 2/6-8 S in production license 1086, which was awarded on February 19, 2021, and is valid until the same date in 2030.
DNO is the operator with a 50% stake in this Norwegian license, with Petoro (20%), Aker BP (20%), and Source Energy (10%) as its partners.
The well will be drilled with Noble Corporation’s Noble Intrepid ultra-harsh environment jack-up rig, which is on a one-well contract with the Norwegian firm. The rig deal’s estimated duration is 50-90 days.
The 2014-built Noble Intrepid Gusto MSC CJ70 X150 MD jack-up rig, which was constructed at Keppel FELS shipyard in Singapore, can accommodate 150 people. Capable of working in a water depth of 492 feet, the rig’s maximum drilling depth is 40,000 feet.
The drilling permit comes in the wake of DNO’s acquisition of Sval Energi , which expands the firm’s North Sea portfolio and quadruples its oil and gas production levels.