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Oil and gas discovery in the North Sea (31/1-4)
17/12/2024
Equinor and its partners have discovered oil and gas in wildcat well 31/1-4 (“Ringand) in the North Sea.
Delimited oil discovery near the Goliat field (7122/8-2 S)
16/12/2024
Vår Energi and its partner Equinor have proven oil in appraisal well 7122/8-2 S in the Barents Sea.
Dry well in the North Sea (34/6-7 S)
13/12/2024
Aker BP and its partners have drilled wildcat well 34/6-7 S (“Kaldafjell”) in the northern part of the North Sea.
Delimited discovery in the Norwegian Sea (6507/4-5 S)
10/12/2024
Wintershall Dea (Harbour Energy) has proven gas in appraisal well 6507/4-5 S in the Norwegian Sea, 270 kilometres north of Kristiansund.
Dry well in the Norwegian Sea (6608/10-R-2 H)
03/12/2024
The “Løvmeis” prospect in the Norwegian Sea, drilled by Equinor, has proven to be dry.
Oil discovery in the North Sea (2/6-7 S and A)
02/12/2024
DNO and its partners have discovered oil in the “Othello” prospect in the southern North Sea.
Production figures October 2024
20/11/2024
Preliminary production figures for October 2024 show an average daily production of 1 988 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate.
Oil and gas discovery in the North Sea (35/11-30 S and 35/11-30 A)
14/11/2024
Equinor and its partners have made an oil and gas discovery in wildcat wells 35/11-30 S and 35/11-30 A (“Rhombi”) in the North Sea.
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12/11/2024
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Drilling permit for wellbore 6305/10-1
11/11/2024
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Orlen Upstream Norway AS drilling permit for wellbore 6305/10-1 in production licence 1055, cf. Section 13 of the Resource Management Regulations.