Dire forecast for Dutch gas production
In a new report released last week by The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies, the forecast for Dutch gas producers shows a deterioration towards 2030: Three possible scenarios for 2030…
Posts by Terje Solbakk
First oil from BP’s Alligin field
The press release from BP states that the forecast was to produce 12 Mboe/day at peak. So far, they have exceeded this, reaching 15 Mboe/day at peak since the start-up…
Ithaca to drill injectite prospect Fotla in Q3 2020
Ithaca Energy confirmed in their operations update for 2020 that they will drill the Fotla prospect in P2373 just south of the Alba and Britannia fields on the UK Continental…
Did you just miss one of 2020’s 13 most important conferences for geoscientists?
According to a recently published list by Cegal, you probably did! #DIGEX2020 held at Scandic Oslo Airport attracted more than 200 participants interested in the on-going digitalization of the Oil…
TNO and BGS dives into the Paleozoic of the North Sea
In a recent initiative, the geological surveys of Netherland (TNO) and UK (BGS) has dived into the Pre-Permian plays of the southern and central North Sea, also including the Norwegian,…
How is your company preparing for the next licensing rounds?
For each well drilled on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) follows a significant amount of data. As an example, the authorities require the operators to report 38 standard well documents…
PGS gears up for APA work fully financed
In a press release issued last Thursday, PGS announced that they are ready to Offer GeoStreamer X Data in the recently awarded APA 2019 Award Areas. Gunhild Myhr, VP New…
China’s coal demand rises
Enerdata reports that China’s production of raw coal increased by 4.2%, together with coal imports which rose by 6.3%, benefiting from declining prices. The decline in crude oil production since…
Facilitating digital cooperation
Platforms and moving data to the cloud are one of the main topics at #DIGEX2020. How do we avoid lock-in to facilitate cooperation and easy transfer of data to the…
Building of the world’s largest offshore wind farm started
The construction of the world’s largest wind farm has begun in the UK. Fugro lands deal with Dutch wind farm.
World oil demand still increasing
The consumption of oil is increasing in the world, and is expected to increase also this year.
Migris predicts hydrocarbons in Equinor wildcat
Migris use a stochastic petroleum systems modeling (link) approach, and here is their first prediction from the Norwegian part of the North Sea: The on-going Equinor-operated exploration well 15/3-12 S…