DNO Norge has secured permission from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) to drill a well in the North Sea located 15km north-east of the Ekofisk field.

Located in production licence 006 C, well 2/5-15 will be drilled using Borgland Dolphin facility. The semi-submersible drilling rig will commence the programme after plugging and abandonment of wellbores on the Oselvar field.

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According to the NPD statement, the well will be the fourth exploration well to be drilled in production licence 006 C.

DNO Norge operates the licence with an 85% stake while the remainder is held by Aker BP. The licence was awarded in 2000 and includes parts of block 2/5.

In a statement, NPD said: “The permit is contingent on the operator securing all other permits and consents required by other authorities prior to commencing the drilling activity.”

DNO Norge is a subsidiary of Norwegian oil and gas operator DNO. The company was founded in 1971 and it owns a stake in several onshore and offshore licences in Iraq, Norway, the UK, the Netherlands, Ireland and Yemen.

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Last month, Lundin Energy Norway received approval to drill well 16/1-34 A in production licence 167, which was awarded in 1991.

Earlier this year, NPD granted a drilling permit to Equinor Energy for well 6407/1-9. The programme was associated with the drilling of a wildcat well in production licence 939.

A governmental specialist directorate and administrative body, NPD is responsible for regulating petroleum resources on the Norwegian continental shelf.