TRONDHEIM, Norway, Sept. 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Earlier this morning, 5 September 2019, the operator Equinor announced that the Johan Sverdrup development continues to progress well through the final stages of preparation for operations. As a result of this, the planned schedule for production start-up has been accelerated from November 2019 to October 2019.

The operator also presented updated operating costs and strong cash flow estimates for the initial year of production. After reaching plateau for the first phase of the Johan Sverdrup development, expected during the summer of 2020, the operator expects operating costs below USD 2 per barrel.

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