Camilla North prospect lies close to Harbour’s Vega field
Harbour Energy is standing by to drill its only operated exploration well in Norway this year, although the company also has non-operated wells on its 2025 hit-list.
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate granted Harbour approval to drill the Camilla North well (35/8-8 S) in Block PL 248 LS and PL 248 B.
The well is located in the Norwegian North Sea, about 2.5 kilometres north of the producing Vega North oil discovery operated by Harbour.
The Vega field is a subsea tie-back to the Gjoa production platform in which Harbour is a partner.
Camilla North will be drilled using the semi-submersible Transocean Norge. The joint venture partners are Harbour on 60% and Petoro on 40%.
The non-operated exploration wells on Harbour’s hit-list in 2025 were the successful Skarv-E prospect in the Skarv Unit, the unsuccessful Njargasas well in Block PL 1110 and Omega South in Block PL 057.
Following its acquisition last year of Wintershall Dea, Norway is now a major part of Harbour’s portfolio. Production in the first half this year averaged 170,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day.
Its business model in Norway is based on infrastructure-led exploration, and the development of discoveries through subsea tie-backs to existing production facilities.
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