There is already oil and gas production in Norway's Barents Sea with the Snohvit and Goliat projects, but significant expansion is on the way through Johan Castberg — where work on a development to exploit 400 million to 650 million barrels of oil is in full swing.
Operator Equinor is in the midst of preparations for a 30-well drilling campaign as it presses ahead with a project intended to lead to production start-up in 2022.
