Permanent borehole VSP
The SigmaWave tool is based on Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) technology, which is a revolutionary technology that converts an optical-fiber into a linear array of discrete vibration sensors. SigmaWave is…
Posts by Liesbeth Breesch
OKEA strengthens position around Draugen
The transaction between Shell and OKEA is already effective since 31st of January. OKEA is operator in PL 958 with 50% working interest. The other partners are Petoro (20%) and…
Joint Faroe Islands-UK license round
According to FOIB, the Faroe Oil Industry Group, a proposal for a new round has now been laid before the Faroese parliament whereby the plan is to launch the Faroese…
Oda on stream
Spirit Energy, operator of the Oda field has announced that it started producing from the Oda field almost 5 months earlier than planned and under budget with a 15% reduction…
Chasing big prospects (N)W of Shetland
Siccar Point Energy is drilling two high potential wells during their 2019 drilling campaign: Blackrock and Lyon. Blackrock The blackrock prospect is part of license P 1830 140 km north-west…
60 to 130MMboe in Froskelår Main
Last month Aker BP announced the Froskelår oil and gas discovery (“oil and gas in Froskelår”) in well 24/9-14S in PL869 next to the Frosk discovery. Location of Froskelår Main…
Good connectivity in fractured carbonates
The estimated resources for Alta and Gohta remain unchanged (115-390 MMboe) for the moment while Lundin assesses the results from the Alta extended well test (well 7220/11-5S) and the Topseis…
Hydrocarbons in Gjøkåsen Deep?
Upstream writes on Monday that Equinor has confirmed that it has encountered hydrocarbons at the high profile Gjøkåsen Deep well in the southeastern Barents Sea. Equinor does not want to…
«We’ve drilled a volcano»
Well 6307/1-1S was drilled by Lundin Norway and finished in December 2018 (Read also “No reservoir no oil”). The target of the exploration well was the Silfari dome in the…
APA 2019 kick off
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy proposes to add 90 new blocks to the APA area. These blocks are divided between 48 in the Barents Sea, 37 in the Norwegian…
4 exploration wells for Cairn
Cairn Energy presented its full year results for 2018 and outlook for 2019. Cairn Energy gets production from the Catcher and Kraken fields on the UKCS. The combined net production…
Aker BP wins with Frosk
Aker BP was awarded the biannual Exploration Revived Award for the Frosk oil discovery. The Norwegian Petroleum Society (NPF) recognized Aker BP for the following reasons: Frosk is an excellent…