Equinor reports gas, condensate discovery south of Kristin field

Equinor and its partners ExxonMobil, Total, and Norway’s Petoro, have made a natural gas and condensate discovery with the Ragnfrid North (6406/2-9 S) exploration well in the Norwegian Sea.

The well, drilled in production licence 199 about 20 kilometres south of the Kristin platform, will be evaluated for development and tie-in to Kristin field and further maturing of the Kristin South project.

“Ragnfrid North will, together with the former discoveries Lavrans and Erlend East, give a more detailed picture of the potential in this area of the Norwegian Sea,” said Nick Ashton, Equinor senior vice-president, Norway and the UK.

“The Ragnfrid North discovery will increase the probability of discovery for other prospects and pave the way for more drilling operations in this central part of the Norwegian Sea. This is something we will consider going forward while further analysing the results,” Mr Ashton said.

Drilling of Ragnfrid North 6406/2-9 S by Seadrill’s West Phoenix drilling rig began on the 3^rd October 2018.

The rig now is being moved to the UK continental shelf to drill the Equinor-operated Bigfoot prospect south of Mariner field.

Equinor serves as operator of Ragnfrid North with 52%. Partners are Petoro 27%, ExxonMobil 15%, and Total 6%.

Source: Oil & Gas Journal