- Total (TOT +0.8%) announces a natural gas discovery in the northeast part of the Martin Linge field in the North Sea, in an area that had been considered unlikely to contain reserves.
- Norway's energy regulator says initial estimates show the potential for 388M boe in the area, and tests on the well produced gas at a rate of 84M cf/day.
- The Norwegian government approved the development plan for the Martin Linge field in 2012, and TOT said at the time that development would represent a $4.2B investment.