Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has completed its shallow drilling campaign in the western Norwegian Sea.
Three boreholes were drilled on the Mørerand High, 293 kilometres northwest of Kristiansund, with the deepest one reaching 170 metres below the seabed.
The campaign was looking to sample slanted reflectors found at depths exceeding 130 meters to plan for further geological development of the Norwegian Sea basin.
Preliminary results show that the slanted reflectors consist of volcanic cooling rock, formed during rapid cooling of lava that comes into contact with seawater.