Tidligere ble det antatt at funnet inneholdt mellom 25-70 millioner fat, hvilket gjorde Cara til det andre største funnet på norsk sokkel i 2016 ifølge Oljedirektoratet.
ENIGE E&P estimerer volumet av funnet til å ligge på mellom 9 – 15 millioner standard kubikkmeter (MSm3) utvinnbare oljeekvivalenter. Dette tilsvarer mellom 56 – 94 millioner fat.
«Since the discovery in 2016, we have analyzed the expanded data acquisition conducted during drilling and testing of the well. This has resulted in increased volumes, which gives us an improved economy and a more robust field development project,» uttaler prosjektleder for Cara, Siri Lunde i ENGIE E&P i pressemeldingen.
ENGIE E&P (operatør): 30%
Idemitsu Petroleum: 30%
Pandion Energy: 20%
Wellesley Petroleum: 20%
Les hele pressemeldingen på engie.no
Cara is a gas and oil discovery in PL636 in block 36/7, located approximately 14 kilometers from the ENGIE E&P operated Gjøa facilities. The original volumes were estimated to be between 4.5 and 12 million standard cubic meter (MSm3) of recoverable oil equivalent, which corresponds to 25 – 70 million barrels. This made Cara the second largest discovery on the Norwegian continental shelf in 2016, according to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate.