The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has given Statoil consent to use the Scarabeo 5 mobile drilling facility for drilling and completing well 7121/4-G-4 H located at Snøhvit field.
Scarabeo 5 is a type ME 4500 mobile drilling facility and was built by Fincantieri Shipyards in Genoa, Italy in 1990. It is operated by Saipem Norwegian Branch. It is registered in the Bahamas and classified by ABS.
Snøhvit is in the Barents Sea in the central part of the Hammerfest Basin, in 310-340m of water. Snøhvit is a gas field with condensate and an underlying thin oil zone. The Snøhvit unit comprises the Snøhvit, Albatross and Askeladd structures. The approved plan for development and operation for the gas resources includes subsea templates for 19 production wells and one injection well for CO2.
Image: Scarebeo 5/Saipem
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