A dry well drilled to appraise Equinor’s Verbier oil discovery in the Moray Firth off Scotland lowers resource potential to the lower end of the initially estimated range, a partner reported earlier this month. Jersey Oil & Gas, which holds an 18% interest in the P2170 license, said the 20/05b-14 appraisal well went to 3,784 m TD without encountering expected Upper Jurassic sands.

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