On 11 November 2017 the NPD confirmed that Repsol has withdrawn from PL 378 with effect from 31 January 2017. The companyâs 17.5% interest has been split between remaining licensees Wintershall (13.26%) and Capricorn (4.24%). PL 378 covers an 8.31 sq km area over the northwesterly corner of block 35/12, covering the southerly part of Skarfjell. The Final Investment Decision for the development of Skarfjell will be made in Q1 2018. Operator Wintershall submitted the development concept in February 2017 - a two template subsea tie-back to Gjoa (17 km to the northeast) where processing will take place prior to export. A new topsides module will be installed at Gjoa to supply gas lift and water injection to Skarfjell. Recoverable reserves are estimated at 60-140 MMboe and expected production is 50,000 boe/d. Skarfjell was discovered in 2012 by 35/9-7. The well proved light oil in a good quality Jurassic Heather Formation reservoir. The find was then appraised in early 2013 with well 35/9-8, located approximately 2 km north of the discovery well, confirming a 64 m gross oil column in the Heather Formation. A further appraisal (35/9-10 S) was drilled in late 2013 which proved a 13 m gas column and a 49 m oil column in three thin sandstones of the upper Intra Heather Formation but this reservoir has lower pressure than the discovery well and therefore is not in direct communication with the northern and western parts of the structure. A sidetrack was then drilled investigating the top of the southwestern part of the structure and found a 59 m gas column in the upper Intra Heather Sandstone. The lower Intra Heather was only 4 m thick but contained oil in a poor quality reservoir. The 35/9-10 A reservoir is in communication with the oil zone in 35/9-7 and 35/9-8 in the northern part of the structure.  Interest in PL 378 is now divided between Wintershall Norge AS (75.76% + operator) and Cairn through Capricorn Norge AS (22.24%). Â 
Norway (Maloy Slope (Viking Graben Province)) Gjoa