Vör Energi 在巴伦支海 Goliat 油田附近的 Countach 评估井中发现石油。初步估计该井发现的总可采资源量为 425 万桶油当量 (mmboe)，使 Countach 发现的总可采资源量达到 1055 万桶油当量。

此次发现证实了 Goliat 山脊的勘探潜力，根据 2025 年计划的钻探计划，该山脊的额外预期可采资源量将超过 1 亿桶油当量。

该评估井是在 2023 年宣布 Countach 发现 3'13 mmboe 储量之后钻探的，该井位于 Goliat FPSO 东北约 13 公里处，该井的结果将该发现的预计总可采资源量增加到 10'55 mmboe 之间。

除了在 Kobbe 地层中发现储层质量良好的石油外，在 Klappmyss 地层中还发现了超过 200 米的油柱，尽管储层质量较差，但为 Goliat 山脊的较深部分带来了新的机遇。为了进一步开发 Goliat 地区，Vör 计划在 2025 年获取新的 3D 和 4D 地震数据。

预计 Goliat 岭 Zagato North、Zagato South 和 Goliat North 油田的额外总可采资源量将超过 1 亿桶油当量。相比之下，Goliat 最初的开发和运营计划是基于 1.76 亿桶石油的预期可采储量，这凸显了 Goliat 岭油田机会的重要性。

据信，巴伦支海蕴藏着北海岸剩余未发现资源的一半。Countach 评估井是计划在巴伦支海进行为期两年的钻探活动的第一口井，该活动是与 Equinor 合作开展的，目标是加密生产井和勘探井。

总体而言，Vör Energi 计划在四年内于巴伦支海地区钻探约 20 口勘探井，这是该公司长期维持 35 万至 40 万桶油当量/天产量计划的一部分。在完成 Countach 的工作后，计划在位于 Goliat 东北 17 公里处的 Elgol 勘探区钻探一口新的勘探井。

Vår Energi discovered oil in the operated Countach appraisal well near the Goliat field in the Barents Sea. The preliminary estimated gross recoverable resources encountered in the well are between 4–25 million barrels of oil equivalent (mmboe), bringing the total estimated recoverable resources in the Countach discovery to 10–55 mmboe.

The discovery confirms the potential of the Goliat ridge, where additional gross prospective recoverable resources of over 100 mmboe will be assessed with the planned drilling program in 2025.

The appraisal well was drilled following the Countach discovery of 3–13 mmboe announced in 2023, which is located about 13 km northeast of the Goliat FPSO, and the results from the well increase the estimated gross recoverable resources for the discovery to between 10–55 mmboe.

In addition to encountering oil in the Kobbe formation with good reservoir quality, an oil column of over 200 m was encountered in the Klappmyss formation, which despite being of poorer reservoir quality, opens new opportunities in the deeper section of the Goliat ridge. To assist further development of the Goliat area, Vår is planning to acquire new 3D and 4D seismic during 2025.

Estimated additional gross prospective recoverable resources in the Goliat ridge at the Zagato North, Zagato South and Goliat North prospects are estimated to exceed 100 mmboe. In comparison, the original plan of development and operations for Goliat was based on total expected recoverable reserves of 176 million barrels of oil, underlining the significance of the Goliat ridge opportunity.

The Barents Sea is believed to hold half of the remaining undiscovered resources on the NCS. The Countach appraisal well is the first well of the planned two-year drilling campaign in the Barents Sea, a collaboration effort with Equinor, targeting both infill production and exploration wells.

In total, Vår Energi plans to drill around 20 exploration wells in the Barents Sea region over a four-year period, as part of the Company’s plan to sustain production at 350-400 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day long term. After completing work at Countach, a new exploration well is planned on the Elgol prospect, located 17 km northeast of Goliat.