
Two test drillings in the enormous Johan Sverdrup field in the Norwegian part of the North Sea - which represents a major venture for Maersk's oil busines - turned out negative, says the Norwegian Oil Directory.
The drillings, performed by operator Lundin Petroleum, which owns 40 percent of the enormous field, took place in wells 16/2-20 A and 16/2-20 S, where the hope was to find oil reserves in various layers, in addition to locating a connection to exploration well 16/2, drilled in 2010 and which proved that the Johan Sverdrup field contains oil.
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