Wintershall gets green light for Skarfjell probe

Appraisal go-ahead: Wintershall hoping to hike resources with Skarfjell area probe

Germany’s Wintershall has been cleared by Norwegian regulators to drill an appraisal at the licence containing the Skarfjell light oil find in the Norwegian North Sea.

The Kassel-headquartered explorer has hired the Transocean Arctic to drill well 35/9-8 after the same rig uncovered gas condensate at Wintershall’s Rodriguez prospect in licence PL475 earlier this week.

The probe is being drilled about 8 kilometres northeast of discovery the Grosbeak find and 14 kilometres southwest of the Gjoa field, according to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate.

It aims to target Intra Heather sandstone believed to contain similar oil characteristics to the Grosbeak find and the Skarfjell find made two kilometres away, according to Oilinfo.no.

Wintershall holds a 35% licence stake…

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