Maersk Oil acquires shares in three production licences in Norway
Maersk Oil has acquired shares in three production licences in Norway from Marathon Petroleum Norge A/S, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Marathon Oil Corporation, in exchange for Maersk Oil's financial contribution to the Earb South exploration well.
Maersk Oil is participating in a new deepwater well in the US Gulf of Mexico after operator Chevron received a drilling permit from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement.