Draugen: Infill Ø at TD
Infill Ø reached TD yesterday after having drilled through the Upper Jurassic Rogn Formation. OKEA wrote this about the drilling before entering the reservoir: “The 8 ½” hole section will…
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First operated wildcat for OKEA
OKEA spudded 6407/9-12 (Skumnisse) on October 16. The purpose is to test the Upper Jurassic Rogn Fm for additional oil in a possible extension of the Draugen field to the…
The programme is ready
21 companies have committed to give a talk about their future plans and strategies on November 20-21 in Stavanger at NCS Exploration Strategy 2019. In addition, both NPD and OGA…
Introducing the mysterious X
In the search for continued petroleum resources on the NCS and in other regions around the world, geologists and geophysicists working with imaging of the subsurface agree that we need…
To buy – or to explore?
This choice is driven by several factors, including the company’s exploration performance and appetite for risks and the market trading opportunities and conditions. In any case, any individual company needs…
“The Ultimate Survey”
“The increase in operational efficiency and scale of the operation is now making OBN competitive with conventional 3D streamer seismic and is a step change in the seismic market”, Kristian…
Total’s two axes
“Within Total, we believe that the North Sea still holds many opportunities for a major company,” says Amine Soudani, NWEurope Area Exploration Manager with Total. Total is one of some…
Significant oil discovery offshore Guyana for Tullow Oil
Jethro-1 is Tullow’s first well drilled offshore Guyana, located in the Orinduik block. The license is operated by Tullow (60%), with Total E&P Guyana B.V. (25%) and Eco (Atlantic) Guyana…
US in the lead
The United States currently holds 293 billion barrels of recoverable oil resources. This is 20 billion barrels more than Saudi Arabia and almost 100 billion barrels more than Russia, according…
First licence for Mime Petroleum
The agreement provides Mime with a 10 percent ownership interest in the Balder and Ringhorne fields and a 7.4 percent ownership interest in the Ringhorne Øst Unit. The acquisition is…
“TopSeis – a worthy winner”
In a fierce competition with Deep Blue and EarthNET developed by EMGS and Earth Science Analytics, respectively, Lundin and CGG finally pulled the longest straw and was declared the winner…
Honorary Award for GeoStreamer
“It is an honor for me to receive this Honorary Award on behalf of PGS”, Rune Olav Pedersen, CEO in PGS, said at NCS Exploration 2019. The prestigious award was…