Year 2012 The North Sea
Gudrun modules departing from the shipyard in Thailand.
In January 2012, GDF SUEZ E&P Norge was awarded five new licenses in the North Sea. Two operatorships were awarded in PL636 (50% equity) and PL634 (40% equity), located respectively to the east and west of the Gjøa field. A role as a partner and 20% equity was awarded in PL618, PL630 and PL637. In 2012 a decision was taken to drill an exploration well on a prospect known as Kon-Tiki,
in the GDF SUEZ E&P Norge-operated PL153 (Gjøa field) and a site survey was acquired over the prospect in September 2012. On behalf of the license, GDF SUEZ E&P Norge secured a rig for the drilling operation. The well will be drilled with the semisubmersible rig Transocean Barents in 2013. In January 2013, GDF SUEZ E&P Norge was awarded two
new licenses, PL686 and PL687, located to the northeast of the Gjøa field in the North Sea, both with a role as a partner and 20% equity. In license 686, the work commitment is to reprocess 3D seismic data, perform geological and geophysical studies, consider electromagnetic data acquistion and decide to drill or drop the license within two years from award. The work commitment
in license 687 is to acquire new 3D seismic data and consider reprocessing 3D seismic, undertake geological and geophysical studies and decide to drill or drop the license within 3 years from award.
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