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New find in Oseberg Sør area
(March 3, 2002) Norsk Hydro has found oil in exploration well 30/9-20S in the Oseberg area some 130 kilometers west of Bergen, Norway. The discovery may be phased into the Oseberg Sør (South) platform.
 Øystein Michelsen |
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"We will now evaluate the results and see if it's possible to recover the oil in connection with the development of the J structure in the Oseberg Sør area," says Hydro director of the Oseberg business unit Øystein Michelsen. "We will present further plans next year."
The oil was proven in a sandstone layer. Core samples have been taken and thorough logging and testing have been done.
The well, drilled by Transocean Arctic at a sea depth of 101 meters and total well depth of 3,072 meters, is now plugged and abandoned.
Shareholders in license 104 are:
| Norsk Hydro Production AS (operator) |
34 percent |
| Norske Conoco A/S |
11 percent |
| Statoil ASA |
20 percent |
| Petoro AS |
30 percent |
| Mobil Development Norway AS |
5 percent |
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