Subject to government approval, DNO and Wellesley with withdraw from PL 990, leaving operator Equinor with a 100% interest. A drilling decision has been made on the licence, with Equinor wishing to proceed but DNO and Wellesley declining. Drilling will take place at the Kvernbit / Mimung North prospects once Equinor has found a new partner for PL 990. The company is also looking at further prospectivity within the licence. PL 990 lies in the North Viking Graben between Vega and Visund and immediately north and east of Afrodite. It covers a 362 sq km area over parts of blocks 34/9, 35/7 and 35/10 and was awarded in APA 2018.  Afrodite well 34/12-1 was drilled on a Jurassic horst structure by Eni in 2007 / 2008. It confirmed 52 m of net pay (gas condensate) in the Middle Jurassic Brent Group with no GWC. However, reservoir properties were poor, with an average of 13% porosity and less than 0.1 mD of permeability. Gas flowed at a maximum rate of 10 MMcf/d through a 40/64" choke and the total amount of condensate recovered at surface was 148 barrels.  Following completion of the withdrawals, interest in PL 990 will be held solely by Equinor Energy AS.
DNO and Wellesley with withdraw from PL 990, leaving operator Equinor with a 100% interest.