A promising prospect in UK waters: Isolde
In a report published by Offshore Energies UK yesterday, the organisation representing the integrated offshore energy industry states that for the first time gas imports from Norway have exceeded domestic…
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Lancaster will produce longer
In a press release issued by Hurricane on Friday last week, the company announced that it has extended the lease of Bluewater’s Aoka Mizu FPSO which is currently stationed at…
Teaching the machine to identify prospects – as easy as it sounds?
Let’s start this story with a philosophical question: “Isn’t there a contradiction in using human interpretation to ground-truth a model if the purpose of the exercise is to identify leads…
Confidence to explore in mature basins requires a long-term vision
Observing events unfold in the upstream UK sector over the past year has been quite interesting. As the COP26 climate conference in November last year approached, the public call to…
ONE-Dyas aims to develop F06-IJssel discovery
In an appraisal campaign that is quite unique in the North Sea just because of its pace, ONE-Dyas has now also proven oil in the second appraisal well on the…
Is North Sea earthquake linked to the Marflo lineament?
It is not a surprise to see that the earthquake that hit the Northern North Sea earlier this week generated a significant amount of attention. Especially in Norway people felt…
ConocoPhillips appraises Slagugle discovery
Slagugle, with an upside of around 200 MMBoe, was certainly the biggest discovery of 2020 and for that reason the operator was awarded “Explorer of the Year”. And in contrast…
North Sea earthquake possibly linked to major fault in Marulk Basin
It was a while ago since the last big earthquake in the North Sea. Before the 5.2 magnitude event struck yesterday, the most recent equivalents took place in 1988 (M5.5)…
Edinburgh – a critical cross-border prospect
The greater J area continues to be a drilling hotspot. But now it is Shell’s turn to prove commercial volumes, following several a three-well campaign by Harbour slightly further north…
Is there room for exploration in the German North Sea?
If there is one country dramatically changing its perspective on energy supply and security, it is Germany. Still very much reliant on import of gas from Russia, it is now…
NW Europe drilling update
The year is less than three months old, but quite a few things have already happened across Northwest European shelves – see map below. Here is a quick summary of…
Liatårnet considered non-commercial
In a way, the RFT tests carried out in 25/2-11 in 1987 proved to be a key indicator with regards to the potential of the Liatårnet oil discovery: no oil…