Statoil makes small gas find near Aasta Hansteen field

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09/06/2015 07:29

OSLO, June 9 (Reuters) - Norwegian energy firm Statoil 
 STL.OL  made a small gas discovery near its Aasta Hansteen 
field in the Norwegian Sea, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate 
said on Tuesday.  
    The well, 20 kilometres west of Aasta Hansteen, encountered 
a total gas column of about 70 metres and the firm estimates the 
find to be between one and three billion standard cubic metres 
of recoverable gas. 
    Statoil operates the licence with 40 percent while other 
shareholders include state holding firm Petoro (20 percent), 
Centrica  CNA.L  (20 percent), Atlantic Petroleum  ATLA.CO  (10 
percent) and BASF  BASFn.DE  subsidiary Wintershall (10 
percent.) 
 
 (Reporting by Balazs Koranyi, editing by Terje Solsvik) 
 ((Balazs.Koranyi@thomsonreuters.com; +47 2331 6596; Reuters 
Messaging: balazs.koranyi.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)) 
 
Keywords: STATOIL GAS/DISCOVERY