Equinor to drill five exploration wells off Britain in 2019

FILE PHOTO: A logo of Equinor, formerly known as Statoil, at the company's headquarters in Fornebu, Norway May 21, 2018. REUTERS/Nerijus Adomaitis - Copyright Nerijus Adomaitis(Reuters)

By Reuters

Published on 07/02/2019 - 09:04•Updated 26/04/2024 - 06:23

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(Reuters) - Norway's oil and gas firm Equinor plans to drill a record five exploration wells off Britain, including four-operated wells, the company said on Thursday.

The campaign includes a well to appraise Equinor's Verbier discovery, currently estimated to hold between 25 and 130 million barrels of oil equivalents, the company added.