Vår Energi discovers gas, condensate in Norwegian Sea Lakris prospect

Oil & Gas Journal · 2026-10-19 00:00 UTC

According to the Norwegian Offshore Directorate, preliminary calculations place the size of the discovery at 1.3-5.5 MMboe recoverable oil,

Vår Energi ASA has discovered gas and condensate in the Lakris prospect in Gimsan basin on the Halten Terrace in the Norwegian Sea.

Well 6407/5-3 S was drilled by the COSL Prospector semisubmersible drilling rig about 170 km northwest of Kristiansund in production license 1002 to a vertical depth of 4,225 m subsea. It was terminated in the lower Jurassic. Water depth at the site is 218 m.

Preliminary calculations place the size of the discovery at 0.2-0.9 million standard cu m of recoverable oil equivalent (1.3-5.5 MMboe), the Norwegian Offshore Directorate reported.

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