The partners in the Johan Castberg licence, comprising Statoil, Eni and Petoro, have decided to spend more time on making the final concept selection for the Johan Castberg project.
GDF SUEZ, operator of production licence 607, has concluded drilling of wildcat well 7218/8-1. The well is dry, Norwegian Petroleum Directorate said on April 10.
Norwegian Oil Minister Tord Lien during his visit to Hammerfest, northern Norway, last week clearly signaled that the Norwegian government wants oil from the Castberg field to be sent to a land-based facility on the country’s Arctic coast, Barents Observer reported on Ap
Statoil ASA has together with its partners Eni Norge AS and Petoro AS made an oil and gas discovery in the Skavl prospect in PL532, close to Johan Castberg in the Barents Sea, Statoil’s press service said on December 9.
Lundin Petroleum AB (Lundin Petroleum) is pleased to announce that drilling of exploration well 7120/1-3 in PL492 has commenced.