The Barents Sea has been the focus of intense industry interest this year with Statoil having drilled one of the most high-profile exploration wells worldwide in 2017. The Korpfjell prospect, at the northeastern margin of the South Barents, was described by the operator as being high risk/high reward. Partner Lundin believed that the structural closure could be over four times the size of that seen in the giant 1.9-3 billion bbl Johan Sverdrup field and that the prospect had a multi-billion barrel oil potential.
展开▼
