Oldest sedimentary strata in the Netherlands now properly dated
In a press release (in Dutch) that went out today, Sander Houben and Geert-Jan Vis from TNO – Geological Survey of the Netherlands report on their work to better understand…
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Large UK-wide academic programme to support shift to net zero
48 fully funded PhD positions distributed amongst 12 universities over three years, that’s one of the backbones of the Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Geoscience and its role in…
More Norwegian gas for Poland
As announced late March, PGNiG is acquiring all of INEOS Group’s oil and gas assets in Norway for a total sum of 615 million USD. Ineos’ portfolio formed a good…
Press releases: more geoscience required
As the quest for smaller pockets of economic quantities of hydrocarbons in the North Sea continues, the gap between small and large volumes is closing. This is partly caused by…
Decipher sells assets to Tailwind Energy
This adds a Northern North Sea portfolio including one producing field to Tailwind’s UKCS asset base.
Back to where it started, with a little bit more
With Chrysaor’s takeover of Premier being sealed by an all share merger, the company is back to where it began in 2007.
Aker BP enters UKCS to further develop cross-border play
The company aims to streamline exploration and development of resources in the greater Alvheim area.
A new phase for the SNS Zechstein play
With Shell now setting a date for the Pensacola prospect to be drilled, the Zechstein play continues to be in the spotlight.
Does the boundary of Fleming need to be re-drawn?
Based on the very low pressure reported in Jerv, it seems reasonable to include the area into the UK Fleming field outline.
Neptune Energy eyes shallow gas in Dutch North Sea
Earlier this week, Neptune Energy announced the award of a four-wells contract to Borr Drilling. Part of this programme is an exploration well in the northern Dutch offshore, which is…
North of Troll area delivers again
Following on from the success of Røver North, this time Equinor and partners announce the discovery of 75-120 MMboe in Blasto.