The well is located approximately 400 km southwest of Ceduna and 476 km west of Port Lincoln and in a water depth of approximately 2240 meters. Australian regulator NOPSEMA has asked Equinor to modify the risk assessment for the new well it is planning in the Great Australian Bight . The regulator said that the request , to add features including source control and spill risk , was a normal part of its assessment and did not signify a refusal . It is due to drill between October and May between 2020 and 2022 , with no drilling for the remainder of each year .
Australian regulator NOPSEMA has asked Equinor to modify the risk assessment for the new well it is planning in the Great Australian Bight . The regulator said that the request , to add features including source control and spill risk , was a normal part of its assessment and did not signify a refusal . It is due to drill between October and May between 2020 and 2022 , with no drilling for the remainder of each year .