The Afrodite gas discovery in the Norwegian North Sea may contain twice the volumes initially thought, operator Equinor said on Thursday after drilling a new appraisal well. Afrodite, discovered in 2008, is near the Kvitebjørn gas and condensate field and also close to the Gullfaks field in the North Sea, which is 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) away from Kvitebjørn.  Equinor considers the Afrodite discovery to be commercially viable. Data from the drilling of a branch appraisal well in the autumn of 2026 show that the recoverable…

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