Terje Solbakk, Author at GeoExpro

Posts by Terje Solbakk

Day 1 at #DigEx2020 – The geological context

January 17, 2020

The analysis of ~600 000 cutting samples is Big data work that will benefit risk evaluation, cost reduction, and hopefully, new hydrocarbon discoveries (Day 1 Program at #DIGEX2020). In the afternoon, Jonas Torland from M…

OGA challenges O&G industry on Climate change mitigations

Terje Solbakk

January 16, 2020

The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) of the UK came with a press release today, where the chairman of the OGA, Tim Eggar, in a speech called up the industry…

Firm wells to watch

Terje Solbakk

January 15, 2020

Expronews dig into the work program at APA 2019 and look closer at the wells the new production licenses are commited to drill.

Offers given in APA 2019

Terje Solbakk

January 14, 2020

[UPDATED with comments from the Seismic industry] The new petroleum and energy minister of Norway, Sylvi Listhaug, announced today the results of the evaluation of the applications from 33 companies…

Day 2 of #DIGEX 2020

Terje Solbakk

January 14, 2020

Day 2 of #DIGEX2020 will focus on how to implement Data science, together with several case studies from the industry. There are four sessions to learn from this day. The…

Enniberg – Small discovery near the Balder field (NCS)

Terje Solbakk

January 14, 2020

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate published a press release today on a small discovery, the 25/7-8 S ‘Enniberg,’ made by operator ConocoPhillips Scandinavia AS (PL 917) near the Balder field in…

Gas transport from the Barents Sea foresees new investment in infrastructure

Terje Solbakk

January 13, 2020

There are many gas discoveries, and associated gas in oil discoveries, that could possibly be developed in the Barents Sea. Investment cost in new infrastructure and distance to the market…

Karstified carbonates commerciality of Alta and Gohta partly dissolved

Terje Solbakk

January 13, 2020

Lundin Norway AS stated in a press release today that the most talked-about discoveries of the Barents Sea in 2013 and 2014, the 7120/1-3 ‘Gohta’ and 7220/11-1 ‘Alta’ discoveries on…

Another good year on the NCS, according to the NPD

Terje Solbakk

January 9, 2020

The NPD reports of high activity on the shelf last year. There are considerable resources in fields and discoveries, and more to be discovered in all three sea areas. A…

Growing demand for seismic

Terje Solbakk

January 9, 2020

The industry demand for marine 4D seismic surveys is steadily growing. Shearwater GeoServices Holding AS announced in a press release today that their fleet has increased sevenfold in just a…

Shearwater and CGG completes strategic vessel transaction

Terje Solbakk

January 8, 2020

Shearwater GeoServices Holding AS states today in a press release that the company “completed the strategic vessel transaction with CGG, including the takeover of five high-end seismic vessels, and the…

Week 1 2020

Terje Solbakk

January 6, 2020

[this post has been updated 15:23 06.01.2020] The first full week in 2020 starts with a major event on Tuesday, the official opening of the oil and gas field giant…

The global energy sector from a subsurface perspective

Posts by Terje Solbakk

Day 1 at #DigEx2020 – The geological context

OGA challenges O&G industry on Climate change mitigations

Firm wells to watch

Offers given in APA 2019

Day 2 of #DIGEX 2020

Enniberg – Small discovery near the Balder field (NCS)

Gas transport from the Barents Sea foresees new investment in infrastructure

Karstified carbonates commerciality of Alta and Gohta partly dissolved

Another good year on the NCS, according to the NPD

Growing demand for seismic

Shearwater and CGG completes strategic vessel transaction

Week 1 2020

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