Spirit Energy and its partners have completed a test programme and drilled an appraisal sidetrack well at the Bergknapp oil discovery well in the Norwegian Sea. The operator reports total recoverable resources between 40 and 84 million barrels of oil equivalent (mmboe). 

Planning for the decommissioning of a North Sea field which has exceeded its expected life sevenfold is now underway.

Spirit Energy has found more gas at Grove, penetrating an undrained part of the North East area of the field. As a result, the life of the Grove field could be significantly extended.  

Spirit Energy has received consents from the Petroleum Safety Authority and the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy for extended use of the facilities on the Vale field.

Spirit Energy has together with three other oil companies selected a concept for developing six discoveries in a joint unitisation project on Haltenbanken in the Norwegian Sea.

An export route has been confirmed for Spirit Energy's Pegasus West discovery following the farm-down of a 38.75% stake to Neptune Energy

Spirit Energy and its Oda licence partners have approved an infill well at the Oda field in the Norwegian part of the North Sea.

The Spirit Energy-owned York gas field has been given another three years of life following a successful life extension project.

The top hole drilling campaign on the Nova field in the Norwegian North Sea is completed ahead of budget and schedule.

Spirit Energy Norway AS enters into five-year agreements with three supplier companies. The agreements are a continuation of a new type of supplier collaboration that was started in 2015, and which has contributed to Spirit Energy delivering its first development on the Norwegian Shelf six months ahead of schedule and 15 per cent below budget.