Harbor Energy is Preparing to Drill an Exploration Well in The North Sea
Harbor Energy Norge, the Norwegian subsidiary of Harbor Energy, has received permission from the country’s authorities to drill an exploration well in the North Sea. This was reported by the press service of the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD).
Program for well 15/9-25
- provides for the drilling of an exploration well;
- work is carried out in accordance with production license PL 1138:
- was issued on March 11, 2022,
- valid until March 11, 2028,
- includes blocks 15/9, 16/4, 16/7;
- project partners:
- Harbor Energy Norge owns a 40% share and acts as operator,
- Sval Energi and Aker BP each own 30%;
- offshore platform (MP) – floating semi-submersible drilling rig (SSDR) Noble Integrator:
- built at the Keppel FELS shipyard in Singapore,
- date of construction – 2014,
- capable of operating in water depths of 492 feet,
- maximum drilling depth is 40 thousand feet;
- in the summer of 2023, Harbor Energy entered into a contract with Noble to drill the first well,
- The estimated duration of work under the contract is 35 days.
Harbor has been conducting exploration work in Norway since 2018.
In 2022, the company drilled 1 exploration well in the promising Ginny subsurface area, but to no avail.
As a result of the licensing round of Awards in predefined areas 2022 (APA-2022), the company received 3 new licenses, including 1 operator license.
The 2023 drilling program included work at the Ringhorne North subsurface site and the JDE field.
Projects involving Harbor
In April 2023, Wintershall Dea explored oil in the Kan field (block 30), where Harbor has a 30% interest.
According to preliminary estimates, the oil-bearing reservoir may contain from 200 to 300 million boe.
Also in August 2023, NPD granted Equinor permission to drill 2 exploration wells 6307/1-2 in the Norwegian Sea under production license PL1058.
Equinor is the operator in this project, with a 60% participation share, and Harbor Energy Norge has the remaining 40%.
The company is also active in the UK North Sea sector.
The portfolio includes: Greater Britannia Area, J-Area, AELE, Catcher Area and Tolmount Area, as well as interests in Elgin/Franklin, Buzzard, West of Shetland and Beryl Area.
