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Statoil and Partners Discover High-Impact Oil Well

Statoil ASA and partners Petoro AS, Det norske oljeselskap ASA and Lundin Norway AS have made a high-impact oil discovery on the Aldous Major South prospect (PL 265) in the North Sea. Well 16/2-8, drilled by the Transocean Leader drilling rig, has identified an approximately 65-meter oil column in Jurassic sandstone. The acquired data confirm that this is a reservoir of excellent quality. Statoil has previously described the well as a high-impact well…