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DNO announces stake sale in Ekofisk PPF project to Orlen Upstream Norway
Yahoo Finance· 2025-11-18 15:12
Group 1 - DNO has sold a 7.604% stake in the Ekofisk Previously Produced Fields (PPF) project to Orlen Upstream Norway while retaining the same percentage in PL018, which includes producing fields Ekofisk, Eldfisk, and Embla [1] - DNO will acquire a 20% stake in PL1135 from Orlen, which contains the Cassio prospect, and a 0.8272% interest in the Verdande field, increasing its total interest in the Verdande Unit to 14.8251% [2] - The Cassio prospect is located north of DNO-operated PL1086, where an exploration well is expected to be drilled late next year [3] Group 2 - The Ekofisk PPF project involves the redevelopment of older fields with production expected to start in 2029, while DNO focuses on exploration and rapid development of existing discoveries [4] - A dry well was drilled in the Page prospect of the southern North Sea, and the well encountered the Våle Formation and Ekofisk Formation but was designated as dry and will be permanently plugged and abandoned [5][6]