A Norwegian regulator said a discovery of mostly natural gas was made in part of the North Sea not previously known to hold natural reserves The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate, the nation’s energy regulator, said a regional subsidiary of French supermajor Total discovered gas while drilling a wildcat well, a well drilled into an area not previously known to hold reserves. “The well was drilled in the northeast part of the Martin Linge field,” the NPD said in a statement . Preliminary estimates put the size of the discovery at a maximum 388 million barrels of oil equivalent. During tests, the well produced gas at a rate of 84 million cubic feet per day. The Norwegian government approved the development plan […]