Norway’s Var Energi confirms oil find near Barents Sea’s Goliat field

Var Energi, majority-owned by Italy’s Eni, confirmed March 2 an oil discovery close to its Goliat oil hub in the Barents Sea, estimating the find at 3 million-13 million barrels as it tries to bolster resource volumes in the area. Var first announced the Countach find in early-February and had hoped to drill a sidetrack well, but this has been…