It's one of the classic problems faced by the oil and gas industry. A company will know hydrocarbons are present in their licence area, the question is, is there enough of the resource to make it commercially viable?
Faroe Petroleum has found two of its prospects in the Norwegian sea, "T-Rex" and "Bolan", just won't cut it.
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