Martin Quinlan, LONDON: Development work in the North Sea’s Utsira High area – where the vast Johan Sverdrup oilfield is under appraisal – is gathering pace. Lundin has submitted a plan for development and operation (PDO) for its Luno oilfield and simultaneously has awarded the first contracts, while Det Norske Oljeselskap is preparing a PDO under which it will bring its Draupne oilfield on stream jointly with Luno.
Luno and Draupne – less than 10 km apart and with their developments co-ordinated at the request of the petroleum and energy ministry –...