Statoil is closing in on the award of a rig contract to drill a wildcat in the UK section of the North Sea, which is set to spud within months.
The Norwegian state-controlled player is “currently undertaking a tender process” for the rig and related services for its Verbier prospect in licence P2170, with an award expected “in the near future”, a block partner said.
London-listed Jersey Oil & Gas, which holds an 18% stake, said the well is still on track to be drilled this
