Offshore staff
KASSEL, Germany – Wintershall Dea has discovered oil in the Bergknapp prospect, 8 km (5 mi) west of the company’s producing Maria field in the Norwegian Sea.
The semisubmersible Scarabeo 8 drilled well 6406/3-1 in 312 m (1,023 ft) of water, 200 km (124 mi) north of Kristiansund.
The well, which will be temporarily P&A’d ahead of a potential production test, encountered a 60-m (197-ft) oil column in the Garn formation and a 120-m (393-ft) oil column in the Tilje formation.
Wintershall Dea assesses recoverable reserves in the range 26-97 MMboe. The company and its partners will investigate potential appraisal measures and development options for a tie-in through local offshore infrastructure, while taking into account the current market environment.
“The Norwegian Sea is a key area for Wintershall Dea Norge,” said managing director Alv Solheim.
“Apart from our other Haltenbanken assets, we are also a key operator in the Vøring basin and have licenses in other areas of the Norwegian Sea. With our investment on the shelf, we are exploring and developing new fields, while also supporting our existing fields and infrastructure.”
Other partners in license PL 836S, which contains the new discovery, are Spirit Energy Norway (30%) and DNO Norge (30%).
04/07/2020
