Norwegian Sea

The operator expects most of the field’s estimated 90 million BOE to be oil.

Exploration test could yield as much as 200+ million BOE.

Prospect could hold up to 80 million BOE.

New find could add 150 million BOE to reserves.

Discovery near field’s northern reaches will be fast-tracked for production.

Two discoveries offshore Mexico add to April’s finding in the Norwegian Sea.

A new enabling technology known as electrically heat-traced flowline (EHTF) will be used to enable system startup and shutdown and to maintain production fluids outside of the hydrate envelope during steady-state operation.

A project of “firsts,” Equinor’s Aasta Hansteen spar platform began producing gas on 16 December, opening a new region for gas export to Europe and the UK.