OMV Norge AS, a Norwegian subsidiary of Austrian oil company OMV AG, has been granted a consent for drilling of two exploration wells in the Barent Sea.
The wells 7324/8-1 and 7324/7-1 S, located in the Production Licence 537, will be drilled by the Leiv Eiriksson semi-submersible drilling rig.
Wildcat well 7324/8-1 is the first exploration well in production licence 537.
The production licence consists of blocks 7324/7 and 7324/8. The production licence was awarded in the 20th licensing round in 2009.