North Sea yields fresh gas and condensate discovery

Harbor Energy Norge has made a new gas and condensate discovery in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea at the Camilla Nord prospect, drilled using the Transocean Norge semi-submersible rig. The wells, 35/8-8 S and 35/8-8 A, are the first exploration wells in production licenses 248 LS and 248 B, part of the Vega Unit, located about 100 km southwest of Florø. Harbor holds a 60% stake, with Petoro owning the remaining 40%. Well, 35/8-8 S targeted Middle Jurassic (Brent Group) and Early Jurassic (Cook Formation) reservoir rocks, encountering multiple gas columns in the Tarbert, Etive, Cook, Heather, and Drake formations, with varying sandstone thickness and reservoir quality. Well, 35/8-8 A focused on the Brent Group, also encountering gas columns in the Ness and Heather formations. Both wells were drilled to depths exceeding 3,700 meters and have been plugged and abandoned after extensive data collection and sampling. Preliminary estimates suggest the discovery contains 0.4–0.8 million standard cubic meters of recoverable oil equivalent, or 2.2–4.7 million barrels of oil equivalent. The licensees are evaluating a tie-back to existing Vega field infrastructure for production.