Equinor Makes New Oil Discovery in Barents Sea

• Wednesday, 18th March 2026
• by Fatma Ahmed

Norway’s Equinor and its partners Vaar Energi and Petoro have announced a new oil discovery in the Norwegian sector of the Arctic Barents Sea, Reuters reported, citing the Norwegian Offshore Directorate. The discovery...

Equinor Scores New Oil Discovery Close to the Johan Castberg Field

• Sunday, 12th June 2022
• by Israa Ibrahim

Equinor has recently made a new oil and gas discovery at Skavl Stø, exploration well 7220/8-3, near the Johan Castberg field in the Barents Sea. On the Johan Castberg field, 210 kilometers northwest of Hammerfest, the...

Equinor Strikes Oil in Exploration Well in Barents Sea

• Sunday, 14th March 2021
• by Editorial Team

Equinor and its partners Vår Energi, and Petoro announced a new oil discovery at a well near the Johan Castberg field in the Barents Sea with recoverable resources expected to be between 5 and 8 million standard cubic...