The consent applies to drilling and completion using Deepsea Atlantic.
The drilling operation is scheduled to begin in August 2018 and is expected to last 87 days.
Utgard
The Utgard field is in the central North Sea, straddling the sector boundary between Norway and the UK. It is located 20 kilometres west of the Sleipner field centre. The water depth is 110-120 metres. Utgard was discovered in 1982 and the plan for development and operation (PDO) was approved in 2017. The development concept is a 4-slot subsea template with two wells tied-back to the Sleipner T facility for processing and reduction of the CO2 level in the gas. Production started in 2019.
Source: norskpetroleum.no
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 obtained its Acknowledgement of Compliance (AoC) from the PSA in July 2009.