Statoil to Permanently Plug Gullfaks Sør Well

The Petroleum Safety Authority of Norway (PSA) informs it has given consent for Statoil  to use the drilling rig 'Deepsea Atlantic' for the permanent plugging of well 34/10-52A/B at Gullfaks Sør.

Gullfaks Sør lies due south of Gullfaks in the northern part of the North Sea. The field has been developed using a total of 12 subsea templates tied back to the Gullfaks A and Gullfaks C facilities.

Expected start-up of the operation is mid-August 2014, with a duration of approx. 16 days.

PSA explains that the 'Deepsea Atlantic' is a drilling facility of the MODU GVA 7500 type and is operated by Odfjell Drilling AS. The facility was completed in 2009, is registered in Norway and is classified by DNV.