Discovery at Eitri
Det norske oljeselskap ASA (DETNOR) has made a minor discovery on the Eitri prospect close to the Jotun field in the North Sea. Det norske drilled the well in license 027D on behalf of ExxonMobil as operator of the license. The target of the exploration wells 25/8-16A and 25/8-16 S was to prove hydrocarbons in reservoirs of Paleocene age. A secondary objective was to prove hydrocarbon in reservoirs of Lower Jurassic age. A limited amount of oil was found in the primary target. An appraisal well was drilled to prove the oil-water contact, but a reservoir rock was not proven. The well has not