Faroe Petroleum has failed to find any hydrocarbons at its 20%-owned Kalvklumpen prospect in the Norwegian North Sea.
The company says the data acquired during the drilling will be used to "de-risk" other prospects but the Faroe's Chief Executive, Graham Stewart, admitted the results were "disappointing".
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