Neptune discovers hydrocarbons near North Sea Snorre field

Neptune Energy and partners have discovered hydrocarbons at the Dugong well in PL 882. The well was drilled in 330 m of water 158 km west of Florø, close to existing Snorre field production facilities in the Norwegian North Sea (OGJ Online, June 12, 2020).

The reservoir lies at a depth of 3,250-3,400 m. Logs and cuttings have identified hydrocarbons and a decision has been made to initiate coring. Reservoir operations are ongoing, and results are not yet available. A contingent side-track may be drilled to further define extent of the discovery.

Dugong was drilled by the Deepsea Yantai, a new semisubmersible rig owned by CIMC and operated by Odfjell Drilling.

Neptune is operator at Dugong (40%) with partners Concedo (20%), Petrolia NOCO (20%), and Idemitsu Petroleum Norge (20%).