Lundin getting closer to finalising Polmak well
Lundin has this month embarked on a high impact drilling campaign, using the brand new drilling rig West Bollsta. The first prospect that is currently being targeted by well 7221/4-1,…
Posts by Henk Kombrink
Pushing the boundaries of the Rotliegend Southern North Sea play – A Friday North Sea wrap-up
ONE Dyas spuds G18-02 Some exciting news from the Dutch sector, where ONE-Dyas spudded well G18-02 in the north-eastern part of the offshore. This well is likely targeting Lower Rotliegend…
Athena Exploration eyes large stratigraphic trap West of Shetland
Following the award of 3 new licences covering 14 blocks in the UKCS 32nd Licensing Round, Athena’s initial focus is on the Paleocene in Quad 208 where it has recognised…
A “reservoir” model for the entire continental shelf, it’s been done in Belgium
Dissected by important pipelines, telecommunication cables and shipping lanes, dotted with ship wrecks and increasingly claimed by the offshore wind sector, it is easy to see how competition arises between…
Cook, where does the oil come from?
The Cook field is a small Upper Jurassic Fulmar field on the Western Platform of the Central Graben, UK Quadrant 21. It was discovered in 1983 by well 21/20a-2, with…
Is Equinor going to be lucky where Wintershall wasn’t? – A Friday North Sea wrap-up
Exploration highlights on the Norwegian Continental Shelf This week the NCS Exploration – Recent Discoveries took place as a digital event, spread out over two days. A large number of…
And the winner is – The oil accumulation sealed by a sand!
The Liatårnet discovery is particular in many ways, and therefore it represents a great example of the more niche plays currently being targeted in the North Sea. Presented yesterday during…
Two more wells to be drilled soon on Dugong
During an excellent presentation just delivered by Carly Marshall, Head of New Ventures at Neptune Energy, it was highlighted that the Dugong partnership is still very actively looking at further…
Torgeir Stordal emphasizes that exploration needs to be stepped up
With more than 300 people attending and 68 companies registered, this morning Torgeir Stordal kicked off the two-days conference. His main message at the start of the talk was that…
From Glengorm to Goliat – it’s your chance to hear about it
When our team embarked on the challenge to transform the seventh NCS – Recent Discoveries Conference into a fully digital event, there was a full awareness of the scale of…
The parameter geophysicists (almost) forgot
Early 2019, Wintershall Norway shut in production from the Maria field. It was a major blow to the company, as it was a flagship development and the company’s first own-operated…
Denmark on the brink of ceasing exploration activity – a Friday North Sea wrap-up
In a statement issued yesterday, the Danish government announced that Total has withdrawn its 8th Round Application. According to an anonymous source, this means that Ardent is the only company…