Geothermal energy from fractured “basement”
In the North Sea oil and gas sector, production from fractured basement is in the spotlight these days, given the Lancaster field development in the UK and the recently announced…
Posts by Henk Kombrink
Is it time to awake Fizzy?
“Industrial CO2 shortage is causing disruption in UK food industry.” Who expected this headlines like these? It seems very counterintuitive, but it is a reality and it shows how interconnected…
Will Rødhette help Goliat?
With a gross mean volume of 41 MMboe, the Rødhette (Little Red Riding Hood) prospect currently being targeted through drilling well 7122/6-3S must certainly be interpreted as an infrastructure-led exploration…
Investing in oil and gas key for future of UKCS
With the current level of proven and probable reserves (4.4 billion boe), UK production only lasts until 2030 on the basis of demand projections. That may be the most impactful…
A 5 MMb find is already worth looking into
Even in areas where decades of exploration may have resulted in a view that nothing more can be found, it is through “good old exploration work” that new incremental volumes…
An oil appraisal campaign at the first Dutch offshore gas discovery
The Q10-A field is a particular accumulation in multiple ways. Firstly, it is the first gas find in Dutch waters, with discovery well Q10-2 drilled in 1962 by NAM. Secondly,…
Lille Prinsen oil find will be closely watched by UK Mid North Sea High operators
Operator Lundin targeted multiple reservoirs with the now completed Lille Prinsen 16/1-34S&A drilling campaign. Before the main target – the Zechstein – was drilled by well 16/1-34A, the shallower Paleocene…
The big crew change – but where does the new crew come from?
The last talk of the day. Sometimes it can be hard to concentrate when the tenth speaker flicks through the slides. But Prof Alejandro Escalana’s talk did the contrary, it…
It’s not Maria’s fault
It’s not a secret that the Wintershall Dea operated Maria field in the Norwegian Sea has underperformed. During a presentation at the Exploration Revived Conference yesterday, Vedad Hadziavdic – project…
Exploration revived – and conferencing revived!
200 attendees will gather in Stavanger and Oslo over the next two days to listen to talks from all the key players operating on the Norwegian Continental Shelf during the…
Exploration drilling may become a little bit more expensive in Norway
As the website Politico mentioned last week, the main parties in Norway all support the oil and gas sector, with only the Greens challenging the status quo. The Greens are…
Deep Sea Minerals conference: Call for Posters
The programme for the upcoming Deep Sea Minerals Conference (20-21 Oct) is finalised, but there is still opportunity to present your work in the form of a poster presentation. Posters…