OKEA and its partners have made a new petroleum discovery named "Knockando Fensfjord" in the North Sea, drilled from the existing Brage production platform.

Discovery Details and Resource Estimates

The discovery was made via development well 31/4-A-15 D in Production Licence 055. Preliminary estimates place additional recoverable resources between 0.5 and 1.5 million standard cubic meters of oil equivalent if the discovery is oil, or between 0.4 and 0.9 million if it is gas.

Geological Findings and Well Information

The well encountered a 38.5-meter hydrocarbon column within multiple sandstone layers of moderate to good quality in the lower Fensfjord Formation. The petroleum-water contact was not found. Drilled to a measured depth of 10,009 meters, the well terminated in the Middle Jurassic Oseberg Formation.

Development Context and Next Steps

The well was primarily drilled to develop the Talisker discovery and began production in January 2026. The partners are now evaluating development options for the Knockando Fensfjord discovery, considering potential tie-ins to the established Brage infrastructure. The Brage field has been producing since 1993 and has seen several recent incremental discoveries.

Licence and Partnership

Production Licence 055 was awarded in 1978. OKEA is the operator, with partners Lime Petroleum, DNO, Petrolia NOCO, and M Vest Energy.