Equinor makes a significant new Arctic oil discovery

The Snøfonn Nord prospect lies at about 72 degrees North, in the Barents Sea.

By Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer May 27, 2022
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Drilling in Arctic waters off northern Norway has revealed up to 50 million barrels of recoverable oil at Snøfonn Nord, near the Johan Castberg field in the Barents Sea.

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