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Equinor gets ready to drill a new Arctic oil well

The new well is near the Johan Castberg field.

By Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer December 24, 2019
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The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has approved Equinor’s well drilling at license area 532 in the Barents Sea. The well will be spudded by the rig Transocean Enabler, according to the directorate.

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