Moderate and realistic
“Investment in the upstream UK oil and gas sector is absolutely critical,” said Tim Eggar, chairman of the Oil and Gas Authority during the Petex Conference in London this week.…
Posts by Henk Kombrink
A blow for the Zechstein play
The discovery of oil in the Zechstein Hauptdolomite of the Ossian prospect (42/4-1Z) in 2019 triggered a significant amount of interest from the industry. After all, could oil be the…
Petex 2021 off to a good start
“How is your hobby, Phil?” That’s what Phil Kirk heard from his colleagues a few years ago when CO2 storage projects were being discussed. A quick rewind to the present…
One of the last remaining North Sea Chalk prospects
As the North Sea matures further, there is a clear trend of more “challenging” prospects to appear or re-appear on the exploration radar. Prospects that were ignored for years because…
The prime UK networking event
With a technical programme packed with high-quality talks, an exhibition space for industry operators and service companies and a whole range of fringe events, this three-day event organised by the…
The elephant in the room
“To this day I remember the moment that I was told that the oil in our prospect is indeed sourced from the Kimmeridge Clay.” It was a very important moment…
It’s a “No No” for Cambo
Even though the ultimate decision to go ahead with the West of Shetland discovery resides with the government in London, it is still quite a thing to hear this from…
Exploration in the Netherlands – the state of play
In a way, it would be easy to write this article. There are no exploration wells currently being drilled in the Netherlands, neither onshore or offshore. Full stop. Is it…
Equinor returns to North of Troll area
Will Equinor add more barrels to the ~260 MMboe recoverable already proven so far in the successful North of Troll exploration campaign? The company is now back in the area…
Upcoming exploration in the UK Brent
Exploration in the UK Brent province has not been seen for a while. Instead, fields being taken out of production and platforms being decommissioned form the headline news from this…
Lyderhorn turns out non-commercial
As announced two days ago by the NPD, Aker BP and partners Neptune (30%) and Lundin (15%) have not succeeded in proving commercial volumes in the Paleocene Lyderhorn prospect just…
An anticyclic response to crises is paramount
“The tax regime change offered by the Norwegian government in order to incentivise upstream investment in the midst of the Covid pandemic was a great anticyclic move that is now…