Exploring beyond the Brent
Equinor and partners spudded well 34/6-5S in PL554, hoping to add volumes to the Akkar and Garantiana discoveries.
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The Münsterland Basin, ready for geothermal exploration
Both the city of Münster and the Geological Survey ramp up investigative work to find best possible reservoirs.
Will Denmark see two field start-ups soon?
With the acquisition of Hess’ South Arne asset, Ineos may add momentum to development of Solsort and Hejre.
The Columbus development
With four wells already drilled on Columbus, Serica Energy has now embarked on drilling one horizontal producer.
Greenland Resource Assessment Project identifies promising leads in frontier onshore Greenland
Whilst the offshore area would require major investment to further de-risk, the onshore of the central West Greenland shelf could be more straightforward to explore.
Wintershall set to further appraise Bergknapp
Being one of the positive surprises last year, the company hopes to confirm the volumes found with well 6406/3-10.
K2 – Low-risk prospect ready to be drilled in the UK North Sea
Whilst rig rates are still low, North Sea targets near infrastructure are becoming more attractive now that oil prices are close to $70/bbl.
UK also considers ban on North Sea exploration
Together with a U-turn on the approval of a coal mine in Cumbria, pressure seems to mount on Westminster to take concrete steps towards addressing climate change.
Equinor hits oil in Barents Sea
After a number of Barents Sea dry holes, Equinor and partners Vår (30%) and Petoro (20%) this week announced the discovery of 31 to 50 MMb of recoverable oil through…
Mapping thief sands, for CCS purposes
From CO2 storage licences to research on seal integrity risk, carbon capture and storage is featuring in the news this week.
Triassic North Sea reservoirs underexplored
Whilst only a small player in terms of share of reserves, the Triassic of the North Sea still has got lots on offer.
NEO Energy’s hunger for acquisitions continues
The ink on the contract signing the acquisition of Exxon’s UK North Sea assets has not even dried yet, and another deal has been sealed already.