Equinor and Aker BP Make New North Sea Gas Discovery

Equinor and Aker BP Make New North Sea Gas Discovery

Norwegian oil and gas firms Equinor and Aker BP have made a gas and condensate discovery close to the operating Balder field in the North Sea, the Norwegian Offshore Directorate, the regulator of the industry in Norway, said on Monday. Equinor and Aker BP had an exploration well drilled in a production license 16 kilometers (10 miles) northwest of the Balder field and 205 kilometers (127 miles) west of Stavanger, a major oil services hub in Norw…

Equinor (NYSE: EQNR) And Aker BP (OTC: AKRBF) Confirm Gas And Condensate Find In Norwegian North Sea

Equinor (NYSE: EQNR) and Aker BP (OTC: AKRBF) have confirmed a gas and condensate discovery in the North Sea, targeting the Linga prospect via exploration well 25/7-13. The well was drilled in production license 782 S, situated approximately 16 kilometers northwest of the Balder field and 205 kilometers west of Stavanger, Norway. COSL’s COSLInnovator semi-submersible drilling rig was used to drill the exploration well at the Linga prospect locat…

COSL Innovator drills gas/condensate discovery in North Sea

Equinor and partner Aker BP discovered gas/condensate in the North Sea’s Linga prospect. Exploration well 25/7-13 was drilled in production license 782 S, 16 km northwest of the Balder field and 205 km west of Stavanger. Preliminary estimates put the discovery at between 0.1 and 2.1 million standard cu m of recoverable oil equivalent. The … The post COSL Innovator drills gas/condensate discovery in North Sea appeared first on Drilling Contractor.