StatoilHydro has been granted consent to conduct exploration drilling in the southern North Sea with the mobile facility West Epsilon.
Well 16/2-5 is part of production licence 265 and is located 190 kilometres west of Stavanger. The well has the following geographical coordinates:
N 58° 48' 50.91", E 02° 22' 11.02". The water depth at the site is 110 metres.
Start-up is planned for January 2009 as soon as West Epsilon has finished the drilling of well 2/5-13. The activity is expected to last from 66 to 100 days, depending on discoveries.
The jackup drilling facility West Epsilon is operated by Seadrill Offshore AS (Seadrill), Stavanger.
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