Exploration
New discovery by North Sea Troll field
Equinor has made an oil and gas discovery close to the Troll field in the North Sea. This is the seventh discovery in this area since the autumn of 2019. The name of the discovery […]
Wellesley Petroleum AS
Exploration
Dry well north of the Gjøa field in the northern North Sea
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) reports that Wellesley Petroleum AS, operator of production licence 885, has concluded the drilling of wildcat well 36/1-4 S. The well was drilled about 40 kilometres west of Kristiansund and […]
Exploration
Oil discovery near the Fram field in the North Sea
Equinor has, together with its partner Wellesley, discovered oil in the Troll and Fram area in exploration wells 35/10-7 S and 35/10-7 A in the Toppand prospect. Preliminary calculations of the expected size indicate between […]
Exploration
Drilling permit for exploration well north of Gjøa
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has issued a drilling permit to Wellesley Petroleum AS for well 36/1-4 S, in accordance with Section 13 of the Resource Management Regulations. Well 36/1-4 S, which will be drilled […]
Exploration
Drilling permit for wells in North Sea production licence 630
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Equinor Energy AS a drilling permit for wells 35/10-7 S and A, in accourdance with Section 13 of the Resource Management Regulations. Wells 35/10-7 S and A will […]
Contracts
Dolphin Drilling secures more work with Wellesley Petroleum AS
Global contractor Dolphin Drilling has announced it has secured a Letter of Intent with Wellesley Petroleum AS for the drilling of an HPHT exploration well on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. Bjørnar Iversen, chief executive of […]
Exploration
Drilling permit for wells in North Sea production licence 923
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Equinor Energy AS a drilling permit for wells 31/1-2 S and 31/1-2 A, cf. Section 15 of the Resource Management Regulations. Wells 31/1-2 S and 31/1-2 A will […]
Contracts
Dolphin Drilling expands presence in Norwegian Continental Shelf with new contract
Global contractor Dolphin Drilling has announced it has secured a new combined contract for Norwegian oil and gas operator DNO Norge AS. The contract will see Dolphin Drilling support both ends of the well lifecycle, […]
Exploration
Oil and gas discovery near North Sea’s Fram field
Equinor and its licence partners Petoro AS and Wellesley Petroleum AS have found oil and gas in the Swisher prospect. Recoverable resources are estimated to be in the range of 2-6 million standard cubic metres […]
Exploration
Dry well north of the Gjøa field in the North Sea
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) reports that Wellesley Petroleum AS, operator of production licence 829, has concluded the drilling of wildcat well 6204/11-3. The well was drilled about 75 kilometres north of the Gjøa field […]