VÃ¥r Energi assigned 35% (from its 60% stake) plus operating responsibilities to Equinor in PL293, effective 30 April 2020. PL293 is located 20 km W of the Vega field, 30 km NW of the Troll Field and adjacent to the W of production licence PL293 B. PL293 was awarded on 11 April 2003 covering 1,067.5 sq km and has subsequently been reduced to 145 sq km over blocks 34/12, 35/7 & 35/10. It was converted to a production licence on 12 April 2009. It contains the 34/12-1 (2008, Eni, 4,713m MD) Afrodite gas/condensate discovery with estimated recoverable resources of 32 MMboe in Early Jurassic Cook Formation. The acreage also contains the 35/10-2 (1996, Statoil, 4,677m MD) minor gas discovery in Middle Jurassic Tarbert and Ness formations, which the NPD states is unlikely to be developed. Current PL293 equity partners are Equinor Energy AS (75% + Op) and VÃ¥r Energi AS (25%).
VÃ¥r Energi assigned 35% (from its 60% stake) plus operating responsibilities to Equinor in PL293, 