Equinor makes gas find in the North Sea

Equinor and its licence partners Source Energy and Wellesley Petroleum have discovered gas and condensate by Kvitebjørn field in the North Sea

Based on preliminary estimates the proven reserves are between 3 and 10 million standard cubic metres of recoverable oil equivalent, corresponding to 19-63 million barrels of oil equivalent.

“It is encouraging to see that we are able to keep proving more resources in one of the most mature areas on the Norwegian continental shelf. Now we will work on evaluating the potential for profitable and CO2 efficient recovery,” says Nick Ashton, Equinor’s senior vice president for exploration in Norway and the UK.

The exploration well 30/2-5 S Atlantis was drilled approximately 17 kilometres south of the Kvitebjørn field and 10 kilometres north of Huldra.

This is the first exploration well to be drilled in production licence 878. The licence was awarded in the Awards in Predefined Areas 2016 (APA 2016).

The well was drilled by the West Hercules drilling rig, which is moving on to drill exploration well 35/11-24 S, a prospect named Swisher, in production licence 248 C.

The licence owners of production licence 878 are Equinor Energy AS (60 per cent), Source Energy (20 per cent) and Wellesley Petroleum AS (20 per cent).