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Equinor has discovered gas near its fully operational Johan Castberg oilfield and will evaluate a tie-in to extend Norway’s ...
Oil was proven in a new segment called the Tubåen formation 1,769 m below the Norwegian continental shelf seabed in 345 m of water.
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Equinor discovers oil in the Barents Sea
International energy company Equinor has announced oil discovery at the Johan Castberg field in the Barents Sea. The size of the discovery is estimated between nine and 15 million barrels of oil, ...
Equinor ASA EQNR, a Norwegian integrated energy company, announced that it has encountered oil at a new exploration well in the Johan Castberg field. The exploration well was drilled using the ...
Equinor has announced a new oil discovery near its Johan Castberg field in the Arctic Barents Sea, which is expected to boost the giant field's reserves and further solidify Norway's role as a major ...
Norway's Equinor has discovered gas in the Skred prospect near the Johan Castberg field in the Barents Sea, the Norwegian ...
Equinor's latest exploration well in Norway's Barents Sea has hit natural gas instead of the oil that was hoped for. The 7220 ...
Johan Castberg field, which came on steam Mar. 31, 2025, lies about 100 km north of Snøhvit field and is Norway’s northernmost field.
Johan Castberg is the third field developed in the Norwegian Barents Sea after Snohvit, which started production 2007, and Goliat, which went online 2016.
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Equinor has made an oil discovery on its Johan Castberg oilfield in the Arctic Barents Sea, the company and the Norwegian Offshore Directorate said on Monday.
Equinor operates the Johan Castberg field, alongside its partners Vår Energi and Petoro. The partners at PL 532 mentioned that they would assess the possibility of a tie-in of the discovery to ...