Norwegian operator Aker BP came up empty-handed at its Nipa exploration well in the North Sea, bringing the company no closer to finding a solution to a drawn-out dispute with Equinor over development options for the so-called Noaka area.
The semi-submersible drilling rig Deepsea Stavanger wrapped up the wildcat only 13 days after it was spudded after finding a total of 55 metres of water-bearing reservoir rocks in the Middle Jurassic Tarbert and Ness formations, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate said.
