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8/23/2011 - TRANSOCEAN LEADER TO SPIN DRILLBIT FOR STATOIL |
| Statoil secured a permit from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate for well 16/2-9 S. The TRANSOCEAN LEADER will drill the well in PL 265. Statoil Petroleum AS is the operator with an ownership stake of 40%. The other licensees are Petoro AS with 30%, Det norske oljeselskap ASA with 20% and Lundin Norway AS with 10%.
The area in this license consists of part of block 16/2. The well will be drilled about 12 kilometers northwest of well 16/2-8 (Aldous Major South) in the central part of the North Sea. |
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