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Norway: Var Energi announces commercial oil and gas discovery in the Gjøa area in the North Sea


27 Jun 2024

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The Vår Energi operated Cerisa exploration well in production license PL 636 was successful with estimated gross recoverable resources of between 18-39 million barrels of oil equivalent (mmboe).  

The discovery is the fourth discovery in a row close to the partly electrified Vår Energi operated Gjøa platform. Together with previous discoveries Gjøa North and Ofelia/Kyrre, Cerisa is a candidate to be tied into the Gjøa field by use of the existing infrastructure in the area. Combined, these discoveries have estimated gross recoverable resources of up to 110 mmboe. 

Vår Energi COO, Torger Rød said: 'The Gjøa area constitutes a key part of the Company’s hub strategy on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The Cerisa discovery is a testament to our consistent and successful exploration strategy, targeting high value barrels close to existing infrastructure. It clearly demonstrates the potential to unlock further resources in the area and adds to the value accretive synergies resulting from the Neptune transaction. It adds more high value, low carbon barrels supporting our target to deliver between 350-400 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day from 2025 and beyond. This discovery will now be assessed together with the other discoveries around Gjøa, where the Gjøa North and Ofelia/Kyrre developments are already ongoing.'

The commercial Cerisa discovery adds to an already impressive exploration track record. Over the past five years, Vår Energi has had a discovery rate of over 50 percent, with finding costs of less than USD 1 per barrel post tax. The discovery supports the Company’s plans for continuous development of the North Sea as a long-term production hub for Vår Energi. The Cerisa discovery is currently being included as part of the Gjøa North and Ofelia/Kyrre project team to enable a fast-track delivery of these four discoveries into production. 

The Cerisa exploration well and three additional side-track appraisal wells were drilled by the semi-submersible drilling rig Deepsea Yantai. The oil-water contact was not encountered in the wells drilled, implying possible upside to the estimated resource range. The Cerisa discovery is located 17 kilometers northeast of the Vår Energi operated Gjøa platform and five kilometers from the Duva subsea template. The Gjøa field is about 80 kilometers southwest of Florø. 

The license partners are Vår Energi (operator) 30%, Inpex Idemitsu Norge 30%, PGNiG Upstream Norway 30% and Sval Energi 10%.

Click here for Norwegian Offshore Directorate announcement (includes map)

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Source: Var Energi





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