Centrica targets Butch East

UK gas giant Centrica has been granted a permit by the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) to drill a wildcat in the southern part of the North Sea.

Maersk Giant: the jack-up drilling rig (above) will be used to drill Centrica's well 8/10-5-S in the Norwegian North Sea

Published 16 October 2013, 07:31Updated 11 October 2016, 13:28