Equinor dobler anslaget på gassfunn i Nordsjøen
Avgrensningsbrønnen avslørte langt større volumer enn ventet nær Kvitebjørn-feltet.
Equinor has doubled its estimate of gas and condensate production from a discovery near the Kvitebjørn platform in the North Sea. The Norwegian oil company reported that the recoverable volumes of oil and gas are now between 77 and 180 million barrels, more than doubling earlier calculations. Kjetil Hove, Equinor's chief of exploration and production in Norway, stated that discovering such large gas volumes in a cold region is very promising.
The discovery was initially made in 2008 by Eni Norge. The reservoir is challenging to extract from due to the slow movement of gas through the rock formations. In total, the reservoir contains about three times as much as what can actually be extracted. Equinor considers the find viable and is now evaluating offshore development connected to the Kvitebjørn platform.
The gas could be sent via existing pipes to the Kollsnes processing plant in Øygarden and then to the European market. Hove expressed optimism that there is still more to be found and that they are targeting to increase the likelihood of new and larger discoveries. The offshore rig that drilled the well was Deepsea Yantai, with Wellesley as the operator.
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