The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has given Aker BP consent to use the mobile drilling facility Deepsea Stavanger for drilling, completion, re-completion and plugging of wells on the Skarv field.

Well: 

• drilling and completion of well 6507/5-B-7 H
• re-completion of well J-3 H (Gråsel)
• plugging and abandonment of well 6507/5-A-3 H

Skarv

Skarv is a field in the northern part of the Norwegian Sea, 35 kilometres southwest of the Norne field. The water depth in the area is 350-450 metres. Skarv was discovered in 1998, and the plan for development and operation (PDO) was approved in 2007. Skarv is a joint development of the Skarv and Idun deposits. The development concept is a production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) with five subsea templates with fifteen wells. Production started in 2013.

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