Longboat – Acquiring interest in Statfjord Øst A small surprise this week was to see Longboat Energy acquiring a 4.8% share from INPEX in one of the most mature fields…
The GEODE platform, an online viewer and database compiled by EBN and TNO – Geological Survey of the Netherlands – provides an overview of the exploration potential and risks associated…
“A ridiculous question.” It was one of the comments we got on the poll featuring the question stated above. Nevertheless, we received a total of 382 votes, which is our…
He often tweets about mud volcanoes, but today Mark Tingay retweeted a message from a Japanese user of Twitter who filmed a violent eruption of steam – possibly mixed with…
Global energy exploration equipment manufacturer Geospace Technologies recently spun-off technology from its OptoSeis® three-component fiber optical sensing permanent reservoir monitoring solution into a downhole system known as Insight™ by OptoSeis.…
BP has just completed the Ephesus or Cape Creel exploration well off the northeast coast of Canada, which has unfortunately been reported dry. The main target of the well was…
“We need minerals to succeed with the energy transition. Today, resources are controlled by a few countries, which makes us vulnerable. Seabed minerals can become a source of access to…
Deep-water depositional environments add another level of complexity compared to many other environments”, says expert Bryan Cronin when I visit him in his sea-front cottage in Aberdeen. Bryan has been…
Twenty years ago, the first edition of Devex took place in Aberdeen. At the time, the conference revolved around extending the life of oil and gas fields. “Not much has…
“My first start-up failed”, said Bill Shea at the EAGE Annual in Vienna recently. “But, maybe it was meant to be, because the second time it went much better and…
When looking at a map of the Schoonebeek oil field and its equivalent in Germany (see below), one would almost think that the Germans and the Dutch agreed on the…