Edinburgh-based oil and gas giant Cairn Energy said a North Sea well in which it has a minority interest has been abandoned.
The firm said that Wintershall Norge AS, operator of production licence 370, had completed drilling of wildcat well 33/6-4, which was found to be dry.
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