Equinor and partners Okea and Pandion Energy have discovered gas and condensate in the Mistral Sør exploration well in the Norwegian Sea, Equinor said on Wednesday.
Preliminary estimates suggest the discovery holds 3 million-7 million standard cubic metres of recoverable oil equivalent, equating to 19 million-44 million recoverable boe.
“Norwegian gas is in high demand and is crucial to Europe’s energy security. That’s why it’s important for us to continue exploring and making new discoveries so we can maintain a high level of deliveries. This discovery was made in an area where gas infrastructure is already in place, and which we’re also continuing to develop. We have active exploration efforts under way in this area, which have resulted in several discoveries in recent years,” Equinor’s senior vice-president for exploration and production north Grete B. Haaland said.
The partners deem this a commercial discovery and are considering tie-back to existing infrastructure or development alongside other local discoveries.
Mistral Sør is located near Linnorm, the largest undeveloped gas discovery on the Norwegian continental shelf, for which Equinor assumed operatorship in 2023.
The Deepsea Atlantic rig drilled the well in production licence 1119, encountering a hydrocarbons column approximately 45 metres thick in the Garn Formation, which exhibited good reservoir properties.
The well will be permanently plugged, and the Deepsea Atlantic will proceed to drill at the Utgard field.
Source: theenergyyear.com