Aker BP spudded exploration well 25/2-20 in the NOAKA area on 29 June 2019 using the âDeepsea Stavangerâ S/S. Just three days later (2 July 2019) the well was re-spudded as 25/2-21. The well location is in PL 442 between East Frigg and Frigg Gamma Delta and immediately north of Rind. 25/2-21 targeted the Liatarnet prospect which had a Tertiary Skade Formation objective at approximately 1,025 m, prognosed to be 35 m thick. Reservoir temperature was expected to be 30 degrees Celsius and pressure 100 Bar. TD was planned at 1,350 m. On 12 July 2019 Aker BP announced that it had made an oil discovery of between 80-200 MMboe, with more information due to be reported in due course. On 14 July 2019 the well was abandoned.  A development solution for the NOAKA area has not yet been agreed upon by operators Equinor (Askja Krafla) and Aker BP (North of Alvheim). As a 50% partner in the Askja Krafla licences Aker BP has vetoed the two separately-operated unmanned production platforms option that was favoured by Equinor and is pushing ahead for a central hub platform with processing and quarters. It maintains that this solution is the only one that will facilitate economic development of all the resources in the area and provide infrastructure which could support any future discoveries. In April 2019 Aker BP confirmed that discussions are still ongoing. Recoverable reserves in NOAKA are estimated to be around 500 MMboe.   Aker BPâs North of Alvheim area consists of Langfjellet (25/2), Frigg Gamma Delta (25/2 and 25/3), Froy (25/2 and 25/5), Fulla (30/11 and 25/2) and Rind (25/2). Langfjellet was discovered in 2016 and contains oil in the Middle Jurassic Hugin Formation. The Frigg Gamma Delta discovery was made in 1986 and oil and gas is present in the Eocene Frigg Sandstone at around 1,900 m. The Middle Jurassic Brent Group Froy field was originally developed by Elf and produced between 1995 and 2001. Due to problems with the reservoir, recovery rates were only half what was expected and, because of the low oil price at that time, the field was shut down with considerable remaining reserves. Fulla discovery well 30/11-7 proved volumes of 6-19 MMboe in good quality sands of the Middle Jurassic Etive Formation (Lower Brent Group) in 2009. A sidetrack was then drilled to locate further reserves in the Upper Brent Group and confirmed gas condensate in the Tarbert Formation. Rind was previously known as Lille Froy and it was discovered by Elf. Both 25/2-5 (discovery well, 1976) and 25/2-13 (appraisal, 1990) proved oil and gas in the Middle Jurassic Vestland Group and the Lower Jurassic Statfjord Formation. The NPD (December 2017) gives estimated recoverable reserves of 27 MMboe.  Equinorâs Askja Krafla area includes a number of discoveries in block 30/11 made between 2011 and 2016: Askja East, Askja Southeast, Askja West, Beerenberg, Haraldsplass, Krafla Main, Krafla North, Krafla West, Madam Felle and Slemmestad. The discoveries all have Brent Group reservoirs at depths between 2,900 m and 3,800 m TVD.  Interest in PL 442 is split between Aker BP ASA (90.26% + operator) and LOTOS Exploration and Production Norge AS (9.74%).
025/02-20,21 (LiatÃ¥rnet) expl. (Aker BP 90,26% op, Lotos 9,74%) in Noaka (= North of Alvheim, Krafla + Askja) in PL 442 oil discovery of 80-200 MMboe gross resources, currently being completed, more data acquisition and analysis to follow, targeted the mid-Tertiary Skade Fm.