DNO ASA announced successful completion of the second appraisal well on the Bergknapp/Åre
discoveries in license PL836S in the Norwegian Sea. Recoverable volumes are currently estimated by the operator to range between 50 and 100 million barrels of oil equivalent (MMboe). Bergknapp/Åre
are located eight kilometers west of the Wintershall Dea Norge AS operated Maria field, which is tied back to Equinor Energy AS' Kristin platform. Wintershall Dea holds a 40% in license PL836S as operator, with DNO Norge AS and Equinor each holding a 30% interest. DNO will now work expeditiously with the other licensees to fast track development utilizing the existing infrastructure in the area. The Bergknapp light oil discovery in the Garn, Ile and Tilje formations (44-75 MMboe) was made in 2020 and subsequently appraised by re-entering and sidetracking the discovery well in 2021. The sidetrack well also extended into the deeper Åre formation, where additional volumes of light oil, gas and condensate were discovered (6-25 MMboe). DNO's 2023 North Sea exploration and appraisal program has led to four successful exploration discoveries (Rver, Heisenberg, Carmen and Norma), two successful appraisal wells (of which one with a sidetrack that has led to a new discovery in the same license (Ofelia/Kyrre)) and two dry holes.