Wintershall Dea’s appraisal well on the Bergknapp oil discovery in the Norwegian Sea has confirmed oil discoveries in the Garn and Tilje Formations and proved an additional gas accumulation in the Åre Formation.
Wintershall Dea’s appraisal well on the Bergknapp oil discovery in the Norwegian Sea has confirmed oil discoveries in the Garn and Tilje Formations and proved an additional gas accumulation in the Åre Formation. The Garn and Tilje Formation discoveries are estimated to be between 40 and 84 million barrels of recoverable oil equivalent, whereas the Åre Formation is estimated to hold an additional 13 million to 56 million barrels of recoverable oil equivalent. The Bergknapp discovery is 200 km north of Kristiansund and 8 km west of the Wintershall Dea-operated Maria oil field in an area close to existing infrastructure.
Lundin has won consent to start up the Solveig field in the North Sea this autumn. Solveig will produce from subsea production facilities tied into the Edvard Grieg field, 15 km away. Phase 1 consists of three wells for oil production, along with two wells that will be used to inject water. The field is expected to produce up to 2041. Estimated recoverable reserves from are 9.2 million Sm3 of oil equivalent in Phase 1. This is distributed between 6.98 million Sm3 oil (44 million bbls), 1.44 billion Sm3 sales gas and 0.42 million tonnes of NGL. Total investment in Phase 1 is estimated at about $750 million.
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Neptune Energy a drilling permit for production licence PL 882 in the southern Norwegian Sea. The well will be drilled about 8 km northwest of the Snorre field. The NPD has also granted Lundin Energy a drilling permit for production licence PL 976 in the North Sea. The well will be drilled about 65 km southeast of the Johan Sverdrup field.
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has given Equinor consent for exploration drilling in Block 35/10 in the North Sea. The well will be drilled in production licence PL 630 to test a prospect named Toppand. Water depth is 354 m. The authority has also given Equinor consent for exploration drilling in Block 6407/9 in the Norwegian Sea. The well will be drilled in production licence PL 1060 to test a prospect named Ginny. Water depth is 270 m.
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has given Vår Energi consent for exploration drilling in Block 7122/6 in the Barents Sea. The well will test a prospect named Rødhette. Water depth is 427 m.
The NPD has granted Repsol consent for a new start-up of the Yme field in the North Sea. Yme will produce oil for the first time in 20 years. Start-up will be in the second half of 2021. Recoverable reserves in Yme are estimated at approx. 10 million standard m3 of oil (approx. 63 million barrels).
