Mistral well delivers gas find for Equinor offshore mid-Norway

Equinor has discovered gas-condensate in the PL1119 Mistral exploration well 6406/6-7S in the southern Norwegian sea.
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March 5, 2025
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Deepsea Atlantic rig
Odfjell Drilling announced earlier this year that it received a contract extension from Equinor for the use of Deepsea Atlantic rig, bringing the firm backlog on the rig up to late second-quarter 2027. It was also listed as the facility in use in November 2024 when the Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil) gave Equinor consent for exploration drilling in Block 6406/6 in the Norwegian Sea.

Equinor has discovered gas-condensate in the PL1119 Mistral exploration well 6406/6-7S in the southern Norwegian sea.

Partner OKEA said early analysis indicates 19 MMboe to 44 MMboe recoverable.

The well, drilled to a vertical depth of 4,024 m, penetrated a 47-m thick gas/condensate column in a 99-m thick middle Jurassic sandstone.  The partners will assess options for a development via existing infrastructure in the area.

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