Equinor, Wintershall Dea, Petoro discover gas deposit in Norwegian Sea

Equinor, alongside partners Wintershall Dea and Petoro, have made a commercial gas discovery of up to 69.2 million barrels of oil equivalent (BOE) in the Norwegian North Sea.

Report informs, citing the company's press release, that found in production licence 1128, the firms estimate the discovery holds between 12.6 and 69.2 million BOE.

This marks the first discovery in the Norweigan North Sea of 2023, and the first wells in the Equinor-operated production licence, awarded in 2020.

The Obelix Upflank discovery exploration wells were drilled by the Deepsea Stavanger drilling rig and are located just over 14 miles south of the Irpa gas discovery and around 215 miles west of Sandnessjoen.