DNO ASA announced a gas condensate discovery on the Cuvette prospect in the Norwegian North Sea licenses PL248F and PL248GS in which the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary DNO Norge AS holds a 20% interest. Preliminary evaluation of the discovery indicates gross recoverable resources in the range of 16-38 million barrels of oil equivalent (MMboe) with a mean of 25 MMboe, well above predrill estimates. Just over half of the resources were encountered in the Middle Jurassic primary target, and the balance in the Upper Jurassic secondary target.

Cuvette is DNO's eighth discovery in the highly prolific area surrounding the Troll and Gjoa production hubs since 2021. The other discoveries are Rover Nord, Kveikje, Ofelia, Rover Sor, Heisenberg, Carmen and Kyrre, all close to infrastructure and with clear routes towards commercialization. Wintershall Dea Norge AS operates licenses PL248F and PL 248GS as well as the nearby Vega field tied back to Gjoa.

Another partner in the licenses, Petoro AS, similarly holds a stake in Vega. One of Vega's three subsea templates, Vega Central, is located only three kilometers to the north of the new discovery well. The partners will consider fast-track production of Middle Jurassic volumes through the Vega Central template.

Another option is a joint development with three nearby discoveries made in 2015-2016 (Syrah, Orion, Beaujolais; totaling some 15 MMboe gross), in which DNO also holds a 20% interest. Following the successful appraisal of Heisenberg early in the year, Cuvette was the second well in DNO's 2024 North Sea exploration program. Five wells remain to be drilled, of which four are also in the Troll-Gjoa area.

In 2023, the Company was the third most active exploration driller on the Norwegian Continental Shelf in number of wells drilled and ranked second in discovered volumes with an estimated 100 MMboe net to DNO. Having prioritized near-inf infrastructure exploration, DNO has been an early mover in acquiring substantial acreage positions in selected areas which have since become hotspots.