OKEA has announced a discovery in the PL1119 Mistral exploration well 6406/6-7S located in the southern Norwegian sea.
Preliminary estimates of recoverable oil equivalents are between 3 and 7 million standard cubic meters (MSm3), corresponding to 19 and 44 million barrels.
The well was drilled to a vertical depth of 4,024 meters and encountered a 47 meters thick gas/condensate column in a 99 meters thick middle Jurassic sandstone with good reservoir properties. A comprehensive data acquisition has been carried out to assess the reservoir and fluid properties.
The PL1119 licence group will now evaluate the commerciality of the discovery by studying options for effective development using existing infrastructure in the area.
The licence group comprises Equinor Energy AS (operator, 50% WI), Pandion Energy AS (20% WI), DNO Norge AS (10% WI*) and OKEA ASA (20% WI*).
*Reference is made to OKEA’s announcement on 19 December 2024 of the agreement entered into with DNO Norge to swap a 10% working interest ('WI') in PL 1119 containing the Mistral prospect, for a 10% WI in PL 1109 containing the Horatio prospect. Effective date of the transaction is 1 January 2025. The transaction is subject to formal approval by the Department of Energy.
Source: OKEA
