Equinor discovers oil and gas near Tyrihans field offshore Norway

Equinor, together with its partners, has identified oil, condensate, and gas in the Tyrihans Øst prospect, located about 250km southwest of Brønnøysund in the Norwegian Sea. The discovery was made through exploration well 6407/1-B-2 H, the first well drilled within production licence 1121, using the Transocean Encourage drilling rig, in 275m water depth. The exploration drilling targeted two geological formations in the Middle Jurassic period, the Garn Formation and the Ile Formation. It reached a meas ...