Equinor ASA on Monday introduced one other discovery within the lately started-up Johan Castberg discipline on Norway’s aspect of the Barents Sea.
The bulk state-owned power main put preliminary estimates for effectively 7720/7-DD-1H, or Drivis Tubaen, at 9-15 million barrels of oil. The invention was drilled close to the Drivis discoveries of 2014, in response to a press launch by Equinor.
“The licensees will contemplate tie-in of the invention to the Johan Castberg discipline”, stated Equinor, which operates Johan Castberg with a 46.3 p.c stake. The opposite builders are Eni SpA-backed Var Energi ASA with a 30 p.c curiosity and state-owned Petoro AS with 23.7 p.c.
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“The Johan Castberg quantity base initially estimated at 450-650 million barrels, our clear ambition is to extend the reserves by one other 250-550 million barrels”, stated Grete Birgitte Haaland, Equinor senior vp for exploration and manufacturing North. “To understand this, we’re planning six new exploration wells and steady exploration exercise”.
Earlier this month Equinor stated Johan Castberg has ramped as much as capability, or 220,000 barrels of oil per day, after going onstream late March.
“This will increase power deliveries from the Barents Sea by 150 p.c”, Equinor stated in a press release June 20.
Johan Castberg is the third discipline developed within the Norwegian Barents Sea after Snohvit, which began manufacturing 2007, and Goliat, which went on-line 2016.
“Johan Castberg represents a gamechanger for the significance of the Barents Sea for Norway’s future as an power nation. Each three to 4 days, tank hundreds now depart from Johan Castberg, every of them value round half a billion Norwegian kroner”, Kjetil Hove, Equinor government vp for Norwegian exploration and manufacturing.
“The sector will stay on stream for at the least 30 years, delivering secure power to Europe, producing excessive worth for Norway, and ripple results and jobs in Northern Norway”.
The brand new discovery was made in a brand new phase known as the Tubaen formation 1,769 meters (5,803.81 toes) under the seabed. The effectively had a water depth of 345 meters, Equinor stated.
Drivis Tubaen is the 14th exploration effectively drilled in manufacturing license 532, awarded 2009, in response to Equinor.
The effectively was drilled by the Transocean Enabler rig as an extension from a manufacturing effectively. The rig stays in Johan Castberg for additional drilling, Equinor stated.
“The Barents Sea is the least explored ocean space on the Norwegian continental shelf”, it stated. “With the Johan Castberg’s manufacturing amenities in place, it turns into extra engaging to discover the neighboring areas.
“Going ahead, two rigs will drill each manufacturing wells and new exploration wells within the areas round Johan Castberg and Goliat. Equinor will drill one to 2 exploration wells yearly round Johan Castberg”.
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