Equinor has now received consent to use the Deepsea Atlantic mobile drilling facility to drill three production wells.

Drilling is scheduled to begin in January 2019 and is expected to last 300 days.

Deepsea Atlantic is a semi-submersible drilling facility of the MODU GVA 7500 type. The facility is operated by Odfjell Drilling AS. Deepsea Atlantic was completed in 2009, is registered in Norway and is classified by DNV GL.

Deepsea Atlantic was issued with an Acknowledgement of Compliance (AoC) by the PSA in July 2009.

Fram

Fram is a field in the northern part of the North Sea, 20 kilometres north of the Troll field. The water depth in the area is 350 metres. Fram was discovered in 1990 and comprises two deposits, Fram Vest and Fram Øst. The plan for development and operation (PDO) for Fram Vest was approved in 2001, and production started in 2003. The PDO for Fram Øst was approved in 2005, and production started in 2006. Both deposits are developed by two subsea templates tied-back to the Troll C facility.

Source: norskpetroleum.no