Offshore staff
STAVANGER, Norway – Equinor has secured a new exploration permit in the Northern Carnarvon basin offshore Western Australia.
The company will operate WA-542-P with a 100% interest. The concession covers 4,815 sq km (1,859 sq mi), 100 km (62 mi) offshore, in water depths ranging from 80-350 m (262-1,148 ft).
It is also west of the Santos-operated Dorado oil discovery.
Paul McCafferty, Equinor’s senior vice president for international offshore exploration, said: “An interesting new liquids play has emerged in this part of Australia’s northwest shelf and we are looking forward to assessing the potential in our new permit.”
The work program includes geological and geophysical studies, reprocessing of seismic data, and acquisition of new 3D seismic.
Equinor has also been seeking permission to start exploration on its acreage in the Ceduna basin offshore South Australia.
10/10/2019
