Equinor Finds New Gas at Norway’s 40-Year-Old Gullfaks Field

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Equinor and its partners Petoro and OMV have discovered gas at the Gullfaks South field in the northern North Sea, about 190 kilometers northwest of Bergen. The discovery is estimated to contain 3.3 million to 10.3 million barrels of recoverable oil equivalents and could help sustain production at the mature field.

Equinor has discovered gas at the Gullfaks field, which would help maintain production and activity at the production license in the northern part of the North Sea.  Operator Equinor on Thursday said that together with its partners Petoro and OMV, it had discovered gas at the Gullfaks South field, 190 kilometers (118 miles) northwest of Bergen.  Estimates point to between 3.3 million and 10.3 million barrels of recoverable oil equivalents at the exploration well, which was drilled as a sidetrack in connection with the drilling of a production…