Drilling permit for wellbore 7220/7-5
11/7/2025 The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Equinor Energy AS drilling permit for wellbore 7220/7-5 in production licence 532.
The drilling permit to Equinor Energy AS is according to Section 13 of the Resource Management Regulations.
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Updated: 11/7/2025
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