Aker BP has announced another discovery in the Yggdrasil area offshore Norway. The discovery was made at the Øst Frigg Beta/Epsilon exploration well, which is part of production licences 873 and 442.

Øst Frigg Beta/Epsilon is the longest exploration well drilled on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) so far. It was drilled to a total depth of 8,618m by Saipem’s Scarabeo 8 drilling facility.

Aker BP calculates the discovery to hold 53-90 million barrels of oil equivalent (mmboe). The amount is two times larger than originally expected.

Start-up at Yggdrasil is expected in 2027.