Equinor has farmed into adjacent licences P1891 and P2277 acquiring a 50% non-operated interest from Total, effective 4 March 2020. NFW 12/30-B Finzean is due to spud on P2277 with the "Noble Sam Hartley" jack-up in March 2020. P2277 covers block 12/30 in the Moray Firth Basin and was awarded on 1 September 2015 with firm commitments to obtain seismic, and a drill or drop decision after four years for a well to 1,280m or 90m below the Base Cretaceous Unconformity (BCU). The acreage contains the dry NFW well 12/30- 1 (1974, BP, 2,616m TVD) and is 30km W of the Ross oil field. Licence P1891, block 13/26a, adjacent to the E of 12/30, was awarded 1 February 2012 as part of the 26th Seaward Licensing Round 2nd Tranche. The licence has four wells drilled under previous licences, the last well, 13/26a- 2 (1998, Talisman, 1,722m) is the only discovery encountering oil and gas. P1891 and P2277 are now operated by Total E&P North Sea Ltd (50%) with partner Equinor UK Ltd (50%).
Equinor completed a farm-in, into two UK licences â P2277 and P1891 taking a 50% interest from Total in both licences which contain the Finzean prospect.