The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Tullow Oil Norge AS a drilling permit for the well 31/10-1, in the North Sea, offshore Norway.
Production licence 507 was awarded on 23 January 2009 (APA 2008). This is the first well to be drilled in the licence.
The permit is contingent upon the operator having secured all other permits and consents required by other authorities before the drilling starts.