The Obelix Upflank discovery was made some 23 km south of the Irpa gas discovery, and 350 km west of Sandnessjøen. This is the first discovery made on the Norwegian continental shelf in 2023, and the first wells in the Equinor-operated production license awarded in the APA award in 2020.
Equinor (EQNR) said Wednesday it made a commercially viable gas discovery near the previous Irpa discovery in the Norwegian Sea believed to contain 2B-11B cm of recoverable gas.
As of 19 December, Westwood Global Energy reports that there are three exploration wells active, with one in the Barents Sea, one in the Norwegian Sea,
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has given Equinor consent for exploration drilling in Block 6605/1 in the Norwegian Sea. Wells 6605/1-U-1, 6605/1-2 S and 6605/1-2 A will be drilled to test a prospect named Obelix Upflank in production licence PL 1128.