Barents – we must explore to find

Statoil aims to conduct a major exploration campaign in several parts of the Barents Sea in 2017. The company is also strengthening its position in the area through several transactions with other companies.
“We have worked systematically on developing an exploration portfolio for testing good and independent prospects in 2017 and 2018. For 2017 we see promising prospects in different parts of the Barents Sea. For example, we want to explore the Blåmann prospect in the Goliat area, Koigen Central in PL718 on Stappen High and the Korpfjell prospect in PL859 that was awarded in the 23rd licensing round,” says Jez Averty, Statoil’s head of exploration on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). …