The clash of Cambo and COP26
Holidaying in the Scottish Highlands last week and driving around the tiny villages of Tomich and Cannich near Glen Affric makes one realise how Scotland both offers renewable energy but…
Posts by Henk Kombrink
TGS Announces NOAKA Ocean Bottom Node Seismic Survey
The 437 square kilometer survey will be acquired in the NOAKA area, between the Oseberg and Alvheim fields in the Norwegian North Sea, containing both held and open acreage. This…
The Lower Cretaceous is in business
“Duva is the first discovery to be developed in the Agat Formation, and we’re hoping for additional discoveries and developments in the same formation,” said Kalmar Ilstad – Director of…
The Triassic disappoints in Iving
In what was supposed to be the biggest contributor to the overall volumes found in the Iving discovery in 2019, two appraisal wells now suggest that the Triassic reservoir may…
A virtual trip to the heartlands of the African E&P sector
Celebrating the 20th year of the Africa E&P Conference, the Petroleum Exploration Society of Great Britain (PESGB) is pleased to announce that this annual event, packed with high-quality technical presentations…
NPD releases first batch of relinquishment reports
“The Norwegian shelf is becoming increasingly mature, and many areas have been explored multiple times throughout the years. In order to increase the petroleum geological understanding of the shelf, as…
No luck (again) for the Barents Sea, but what does it mean for Russia?
When someone recently asked me about the most interesting well currently being drilled in NW Europe, I replied that it was either Stovegolvet (31/11-1S) or Stangnestind, or both! With the…
A drilling result that raises lots of questions
As we already reported a little while ago, the Ommadawn prospect targeted by OMV and partners Petoro (20%) and Neptune (20%) in PL970 was an interesting well to follow in…
No luck for Equinor in the Stord Basin
As reported by the NPD today, the drilling of 31/11-1S has now been concluded with a dry well as a result. The well can be seen as a courageous attempt…
Has Tordis become bigger?
In the past few months, a polygon has been added to the Tordis field cluster (transparent green polygon in map below), which is bigger than the four already existing ones.…
High Court expresses confidence in Lancaster’s future
“The company is profitable, and anticipated to remain profitable for at least the year.” This is the number one circumstance provided by the High Court of Justice in their judgement…
Neptune intends to drill a third Dugong panel
As announced by partner Petrolia Noco yesterday, the Dugong partnership with Neptune as the operator aims to drill a third exploration well on the Dugong discovery (Shamu prospect). This will…