Discovery confirmed in the Calypso exploration well (PL938) operated by Neptune

02 Dec 2022 07:00 CET

(Trondheim, 2 December 2022) Reference is made to the OKEA ASA (OSE: OKEA) press
releases of 4 and 16 November 2022.

OKEA, together with operator Neptune Energy and licence partners, today announce
a new discovery in the Calypso exploration well (6407/8-8 S) in PL938 in the
Norwegian Sea. OKEA holds a 30% working interest (WI) in the licence.

The well was drilled to a vertical depth of 3,496 metres and encountered an
estimated 8 metres thick gas column and 30 metres thick oil column in a 131
metres thick Garn Formation sandstone reservoir, of good to very good quality.

Preliminary estimates of recoverable oil equivalents are between 1 and 3.5
million standard cubic meters (MSm[3]), corresponding to 6-22 million barrels
(boe). Calypso is OKEA's second discovery from three exploration wells in 2022,
following the Hamlet discovery in the Gjøa licence in April.

'The Calypso discovery shows that there is still potential to discover new
resources in this mature area and is a good example of OKEA's strategy to
explore for new resources near our producing assets', said Andrew McCann, SVP
Subsurface in OKEA.

The PL938 licence group will now evaluate the commerciality of the discovery by
studying options for effective development using existing infrastructure in the
area, including the OKEA-operated Draugen field (OKEA 44.56% WI).

The Calypso discovery is located 14 kilometres north-west of the Draugen field
and 22 kilometres north-east of the Njord A platform. Calypso was drilled by
Deepsea Yantai, a semi-submersible rig owned by CIMC and operated by Odfjell
Drilling.

Neptune Energy Norge AS is operator of PL938 with 30% WI.  Other licence
partners are Pandion Energy AS (20% WI) and Vår Energi ASA (20% WI).

This information is considered to be inside information pursuant to Regulation
EU 596/2014 (MAR) and is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to MAR
article 17 and section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act. The
information was submitted for publication by VP Investor Relations, Anca Jalba -
2 December 2022 at 07:00 CET.

For further information, please contact

Anca Jalba - VP Investor Relations

anca.jalba@okea.no

+47 410 87 988

About OKEA

OKEA ASA is a leading mid- to late-life operator on the Norwegian continental
shelf (NCS). OKEA finds value where others divest and has an ambitious strategy
built on growth, value creation and capital discipline. OKEA is listed on the
Oslo Stock Exchange (OSE:OKEA).

More information is available at www.okea.no

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