Safety Check: Statoil meets with PSA to discuss integrity of Gullfaks wells, further plans

Statoil had a meeting Friday afternoon with the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA). The main themes were the status of the well and the reservoir conditions, and updated plans for relief wells at the Gullfaks field.
All North Sea wells are required to have two independent barriers to secure the integrity of the wells. As announced earlier, 20 Gullfaks wells are shut down as a precautionary measure where there is a suspicion of weakened integrity in the wells.
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Source: Penn Energy