This was reported in a company statement.
A new deposit was discovered near the large Troll deposit.
According to experts, the volume of hydrocarbons ranges from 24 to 84 million barrels of oil equivalent.
Earlier, the US Department of the Treasury privately appealed to the largest commodity traders with an appeal not to avoid deals with oil supplies from Russia, which is traded with a set price limit.
Bloomberg, citing sources, reported that the US administration had decided to authorize oil development in northwestern Alaska.