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Drilling permit for wellbore 34/8-20 S and 34/8-20 A

7/9/2025 The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Equinor Energy AS drilling permit for wellbore 34/8-20 S and 34/8-20 A in production licence 554 E.

The drilling permit to Equinor Energy AS is according to Section 13 of the Resource Management Regulations.

Read more on the Norwegian Offshore Directorate's FactPages: 
Wellbore: 34/8-20 S
Wellbore: 34/8-20 A

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Updated: 7/9/2025

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