Proposal for environmental impact assessment programme for Wisting submitted for public consultation

Hellenic Shipping News26 Jun 2026Macro
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Equinor estimates recoverable volumes at just under 500 million barrels of oil equivalent for the Wisting discovery in the Barents Sea, Norway’s largest undeveloped oil field. The partnership has selected a floating production and storage vessel (FPSO) with an energy‑efficient gas turbine solution and is assessing the potential for carbon capture and storage to reduce CO₂ emissions; a final concept selection is targeted towards end‑2026 and a possible final investment decision by end‑2027. The project was postponed in 2022 and remains at an early stage. The environmental impact assessment programme proposal now enters a 16‑week public consultation.