Equinor, Aker BP discover hydrocarbons at two North Sea prospects

Equinor and Aker BP person identified hydrocarbons astatine the Lofn and Langemann prospects successful the Sleipner country successful the Norwegian North Sea.

The exploration wells, 15/5-8 S (Lofn) and 15/5-8 A (Langemann), were drilled utilizing the Deepsea Atlantic rig astatine a h2o extent of 107m.

These wells were drilled successful accumulation licence PL1140, operated by Equinor with a 60% moving interest, with Aker BP holding the remaining 40%.

According to preliminary estimates, the Lofn imaginable holds betwixt 3.5 and 10 cardinal modular cubic metres (mscm) of recoverable lipid equivalent, oregon 22–63 cardinal barrels of lipid equivalent (mboe).

The Langemann imaginable is estimated to incorporate 1–8mscm, oregon 6–50mboe.

Equinor said these discoveries correspond its largest finds successful the portion for the twelvemonth to date, and trim uncertainty successful respective adjacent prospects.

Equinor Norway exploration and accumulation enforcement vice-president Kjetil Hove said: “This demonstrates the value of maintaining exploration enactment connected the Norwegian Continental Shelf.

“There are inactive important vigor resources connected the shelf, and Europe needs unchangeable lipid and state deliveries.

“Discoveries adjacent existing fields tin beryllium developed rapidly done subsea facilities, with constricted biology impact, precise debased CO₂ emissions from accumulation and beardown profitability.”

Both wells encountered state and condensate successful the Hugin Formation, which consists of sandstone layers.

The 15/5-8 S (Lofn) good recovered state and condensate-bearing sandstones with a thickness of 116m, with 36m of moderate-to-very bully reservoir quality.

It besides intersected a 173m interval successful the Skagerrak formation, though the reservoir was aquiferous.

The 15/5-8 A (Langemann) good encountered 125m of state and condensate-bearing sandstones successful the Hugin formation, with 31m of moderate-to-good reservoir quality.

It besides met a 95m interval successful the Skagerrak enactment with precise mediocre reservoir quality. Neither good was formation-tested, but extended information and samples were collected.

Both wells person present been permanently plugged and abandoned, according to Aker BP’s property release.

The Deepsea Atlantic rig volition present determination to the Sissel imaginable for Equinor and spouse ORLEN Upstream Norway.

Equinor and Aker BP volition measure imaginable improvement options for the discoveries utilizing existing infrastructure successful the area.

Aker BP CEO Karl Johnny Hersvik said: “The Lofn and Langemann find marks the decision of a beardown exploration twelvemonth for Aker BP.

“Across 3 large discoveries, we person added much than 100 cardinal barrels nett to the company, including Omega Alfa and Kjøttkake earlier this year.