Equinor makes gas discovery in North Sea

Thu, October 8, 2026 at 6:53 AM UTC

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COPENHAGEN, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Norway's Equinor said on Thursday it has discovered gas at the Gullfaks South field in the North Sea, some 190 kilometres (118 miles) northwest of Bergen.

• Between 0.5 million and 1.6 million standard cubic metres of recoverable oil equivalents have been discovered, Equinor said in a statement

• This corresponds to between 3.3 million and 10.3 million barrels of oil equivalent

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• "These will be profitable barrels that can help maintain activity and production on the Gullfaks field," Equinor said in a statement

• Equinor operates the field and holds a 51% stake, while Petoro holds 30% and OMV Norge the remaining 19%

(Reporting by Louise Rasmussen, editing by Terje Solsvik)

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