Think twice before hitting the panic button
With Equinor last week announcing that nearly a third of their Norwegian exploration workforce is being axed, the Norwegian major joins a long list of companies going through the same…
Posts by Henk Kombrink
The sand injectite field that keeps on giving
Drilling wells on Chestnut has proven to require a multi-disciplinary approach in order to identify infill targets. At the recent digital Devex Conference, senior geologist Alex Stuart from Spirit Energy…
How to justify not to drill a well when no well has been drilled before?
The offshore of Belgium is small. It’s the smallest offshore area of all countries surrounding the North Sea. Yet, not a single deep well has been drilled so far. Because…
From Breidablikk to Barryroe – a Friday North Sea wrap-up
Do you like networking? It’s always a bit daunting to step out of that comfort zone and join a group of people you never met before. This week I joined…
A fast track development of a major Irish oil and gas field
In an article published in the Irish Examiner today, Chief executive of Providence Alan Linn said that the company now aims to drill production wells straight away, rather than further…
Seismic acquisition for geothermal exploration
A seismic acquisition campaign? For most people this sounds like a quest for oil and gas, but in the Netherlands an extensive programme is underway to acquire seismic data to…
From Cook to Schweinsteiger – a Friday North Sea wrap-up
No reservoir for Schweinsteiger We start today’s wrap-up in the northernmost part of the Norwegian Northern North Sea, where Wellesley Petroleum recently spudded well 6204/11-3 in the hope to find…
Dugong, Liatårnet, Echino South…..
NCS Exploration – Recent Discoveries 2020 will take place on 14-15 October. However, this year the conference will take place in a digital format. The talks are going to be delivered…
Shell on track drilling Arran development wells
However, Shell is now actively drilling a total number of four new development wells in the field, as outlined yesterday by Shell UK Development Manager Marianne Eide at the Devex…
Devex 2020 kicks off
If you want to hear about Total’s Culzean HPHT discovery and its way to first production, it’s not too late yet to freely register for Devex 2020 and learn all…
Aker BP spuds wildcat in the Norwegian Sea
According to the Norwegian Environment Agency, the well (6607/12-4) aims to test the reservoir and hydrocarbon potential of the Middle and Lower Jurassic Garne, Ile, Tofte and Åre formations. These…
Noreco presents production outlook
Having acquired Shell’s 36.8% interest in the Danish Underground Consortium last year, Noreco is now actively involved in the Tyra redevelopment project and is thereby a major player in the…