Norwegian energy company Equinor has secured two permits from the Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) to drill wildcat wells in the North Sea. The permits cover wellbore 34/4-19 S in production licence 057 and wellbore 34/6-9 S in production licence 554, with planned spud dates in September for the latter and October 2025 for the former. Production licence 057, awarded in 1979, is operated by Equinor with a stake of 31%. Other partners in this licence include Petoro (30%), Harbour Energy Norge (24.5%), ...