Recoverable resources at Lakris are estimated at 1.3–5.5 million boe after COSL Prospector drilled the first exploration well in licence 1002. The well will be permanently plugged and abandoned.
Equinor and partners have discovered up to 10.3 million boe of recoverable gas resources at Gullfaks South in the Norwegian North Sea, using the Askeladden rig to drill an exploration sidetrack.
Aker BP has received Norwegian approval to drill the Freke Nord exploration well in North Sea block 15/6 using Odfjell Drilling’s Deepsea Nordkapp rig.
Lion Energy has awarded the SCD-20 rig to Silver City Drilling for the Bula Karang-1 well in Indonesia’s East Seram PSC, with spud expected in mid-2026.
Vår Energi completed Zagato appraisal tests at Goliat Ridge, with both intervals flowing above 4,000 bopd and gross resource potential stated at more than 200 million boe.
