Gas
Equinor Doubles Estimate for Afrodite Gas Discovery
CEII brief
Rigzone reported on 30 Oct 2026: Equinor Doubles Estimate for Afrodite Gas Discovery.
Read the full story on RigzoneAn appraisal well showed that the Afrodite discovery near the Kvitebjorn field on Norway’s side of the North Sea potentially holds 77-180 million barrels of oil equivalent recoverable natural gas and condensate.
Context from CEII
Gas is the flexible backbone of many grids and the designated transition fuel in many national plans, from LNG trade to domestic LPG and CNG. Supply security and pricing drive both power reliability and emissions.
0.6% of electricity in Norway came from gas in 2025Countries in this story
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