Exploring the eastern margin of the North Sea Basin
In the northernmost region of the Norwegian Northern North Sea, Wellesley Petroleum and partner Petoro (20%) are in the process of drilling well 36/1-4 in PL 885 in an attempt…
Posts by Henk Kombrink
Drilling successful appraisal wells is the new frontier
Just before everyone shut off their computers for a well-deserved Christmas break less than two weeks ago, CNOOC announced that the most recent appraisal well on the Glengorm discovery had…
Equinor explores Upper Jurassic near Draugen
Located about 65 km northeast of the Fenja field, Equinor (31%) and partners OKEA (40%), Harbour (20%) and Longboat (9%) have now spudded well 6407/9-13 targeting the Upper Jurassic Ginny…
2021 in one graph and one map
It is nearly Christmas, so it’s the time of the year to have a look back at what happened. For that reason, we have compiled both a map and a…
The deal of the year?
Rumours about Equinor being interested in Lundin, Neptune looking for bids and Vår Energi considering a stock market float, there have been plenty of speculations around corporate restructuration plans recently.…
Deep geothermal energy to power a paper mill
In a press release issued by EBN early December, the preferred site for drilling an ultra-deep geothermal well in the Netherlands was announced. This follows on from two research projects…
Hurricane and Spirit may not drill commitment well in 2022
In an announcement issued on Friday last week, Hurricane Energy writes that the company – together with JV partner Spirit Energy – has elected to continue its plans to suspend…
How much of a growth area is the West of Shetland?
According to the Oil and Gas Authority, the West of Shetland is the area where the largest volumes of prospective resources are yet to found on the UKCS: 4.7 billion…
Should we explore for oil in a completely different way?
When Per Arne Bjørkum – scientist at Equinor and emeritus professor at University of Stavanger – plotted total organic carbon contents (TOC) of 871 Upper Jurassic Draupne Formation source rock…
NPD keeps on releasing relinquishment reports
As we reported on in July this year, the NPD started to release valuable subsurface information consolidated in relinquishment reports. Relinquishment reports often contain not only a lot of valuable…
Nelson in the spotlight
Shell is back in the Nelson area. Not to test another Paleocene prospect, but to try and prove hydrocarbons in the Upper Jurassic pod/intra-pod area east of Nelson through drilling…
The rock doctor
How often do geologists bring a helicopter to land these days? How much time do most professional geologists spend in the field? Probably by far not as much as John…