Equinor Doubles Estimate for Major North Sea Gas Discovery
- On Thursday, Equinor announced that an appraisal well at the Afrodite gas-condensate discovery in the North Sea doubled estimated recoverable resources to 77-180 million barrels of oil equivalent.
- Partners in the Afrodite license include Equinor with a 60% stake, Orlen holding 25%, DNO ASA holding 10%, and Wellesley Petroleum holding the remaining 5%.
- The reservoir's low permeability requires extensive stimulation to recover hydrocarbons, though Equinor stated the appraisal "uncovered volumes far above expectations."
- Development plans for Afrodite include a 30-kilometer tie-back to the Kvitebjorn platform, which Equinor is currently studying as a potential subsea option.
- DNO Executive Chairman Bijan Mossavar-Rahmani said the company "moved quickly to position itself" in the Kvitebjorn hub, which also features the Carmen and Atlantis discoveries.
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The Norwegian Equinor, as a result of the drilling of the new assessment well, has more than doubled the estimate of gas reserves and condensate at the Afrodite in the North Sea, to 77-180 million barrels of oil equivalent (bne).
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A new appraisal well in the Afrodite discovery near the Kvitebjørn field shows that the recoverable gas volumes may be more than twice as large as previously estimated, according to Equinor.
Equinor Doubles Estimate for Major North Sea Gas Discovery
The Afrodite gas discovery in the Norwegian North Sea may contain twice the volumes initially thought, operator Equinor said on Thursday after drilling a new appraisal well. Afrodite, discovered in 2008, is near the Kvitebjørn gas and condensate field and also close to the Gullfaks field in the North Sea, which is 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) away from Kvitebjørn. Equinor considers the Afrodite discovery to be commercially viable. Data from the dr…
ORLEN Upstream Norway, together with Equinor, DNO, and Wellesley Petroleum, has completed appraisal drilling on the Aphrodyta field in the North Sea. The data indicates that the field's recoverable reserves are more than twice as large as originally estimated. This means that the amount of gas attributable to ORLEN exceeds 4 billion cubic meters. ORLEN Upstream Norway, together with Equinor, DNO, and…
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