Norwegian oil and gas company Aker BP has struck gas in the North Sea, opening up a new opportunity 25 kilometers north of the Duva field. The operator and its partners will now assess whether the discovery could be commercially viable.
Norway’s state-owned energy giant Equinor has secured a drilling permit for operations in the North Sea on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), which will be undertaken with a semi-submersible rig owned by COSL Drilling Europe, an offshore drilling contractor.
