May 2 – ENI has announced its discovery of offshore oil and gas in the Barents Sea, in Norwegian waters, about 230 km from Hammerfest. Well 7220/7-3S, in Drivis exploration license PL532, is located about 6 kilometers south of Johan Castberg’s area, reached a depth of 2,097 meters. The well confirmed the presence of a mineralized column of about 154 meters in the sandstones of the Jurassic age, with oil volume preliminarily estimated between 125 and 140 million barrels. The discovery was made during the exploration activities of a joint venture, of which Eni is a part, in the field of Johan Castberg. Statoil is the operator for production license PL532, with a stake of 50%, while Eni Norge AS participates at 30 % and Petoro AS at 20%.
