
Equinor strikes gas in North Sea wildcat wells, opening new development potential
(World Oil) – Equinor and Aker BP have announced a new gas and condensate discovery in the North Sea after drilling two exploration wells at the Lofn and Langemann prospects, marking a promising start for Production Licence 1140. The wildcat wells—15/5-8 S and 15/5-8 A—were drilled about 7 km north of the Eirin field and roughly 240 km west of Stavanger using Odfjell Drilling’s Deepsea