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Exploration

ConocoPhillips keeps exploring the Cretaceous play in the Norwegian Sea

May 23, 2022

According to NPD Factpages, the Jurassic Victoria discovery in the Norwegian Sea is unlikely to be taken in production. But what if a gas accumulation in the Cretaceous overburden of…

Venus-1X: Introducing a New Distal Basin Floor Fan Play for Margins

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May 19, 2022

TotalEnergies has made a significant discovery of light oil with associated gas on the Venus prospect, located in Block 2913B in the Orange Basin, offshore southern Namibia. Map showing location…

Karau-1:Onshore Success Revives Hydrocarbon Activity in Timor-Leste

Ali Haq

May 19, 2022

Good news from onshore Timor-Leste: Karau-1, which spudded late October 2021 in Block TL-OT-17-08, was reported in mid-December 2021 as discovering oil and gas. Good news from onshore Timor-Leste, where…

Bokje and Anteater prospects targeted by Dana in Dutch sector

Henk Kombrink

May 17, 2022

In 1971, NAM drilled a dry exploration well (F03-02) just 500 m away from where Dana is currently drilling F03-09 in licence F03C. It seems unlikely that the target of…

A dry Cook in Laushornet

Henk Kombrink

May 13, 2022

In a little more than a month, Aker BP managed to drill towards a depth of 4,674 m below sea level to test the Laushornet prospect in PL 685 in…

Neptune Energy and partners consider tie-back of Hamlet to Gjøa

Henk Kombrink

May 13, 2022

With a three-fold increase in estimated recoverable reserves (see below), the Hamlet discovery may now progress to development through a tie-back to the Neptune-operated Gjøa facilities. Hamlet is reservoired in…

ONE-Dyas returns to classic Rotliegend play in Dutch sector

Henk Kombrink

May 10, 2022

The creaming curve for the Dutch sector is fairly creamed, but maybe even more so when looking at the Rotliegend play in particular. Having been the exploration target for many…

Birgitta appraisal well exceeds expectations

Henk Kombrink

May 10, 2022

According to Nick Dancer, General Manager at Petrogas Netherlands, the results of well 22/19a-8 targeting the Birgitta East fault block adjacent to the previously discovered Birgitta gas discovery have come…

Dry well for Neptune Energy in Dutch sector

Henk Kombrink

May 4, 2022

After five weeks of drilling and two side tracks, operator Neptune Energy has not succeeded in proving commercial gas in the F05-06 well in the northern Dutch sector. The well…

Where is Hamlet?

Henk Kombrink

May 4, 2022

Don’t scroll down! Look at the below seismic section, kindly provided by CGG, first. Do you know where on this line Neptune and partners drilled the Hamlet discovery well recently?…

Exploration success for Neptune at Hamlet

Henk Kombrink

April 28, 2022

Neptune Energy and its partners Petoro (30%), Wintershall Dea (28%) and OKEA (12%) today announced the discovery of oil and gas at the Hamlet exploration wells (35/9-16S and 35/9-16A in…

Adding barrels to Johan Castberg

Henk Kombrink

April 27, 2022

It’s been a few months since the previous Barents Sea exploration well was drilled; this was in Oktober 2021 when Vår Energi completed 7122/6-3S on the Rødhette prospect near the…

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Exploration

ConocoPhillips keeps exploring the Cretaceous play in the Norwegian Sea

Venus-1X: Introducing a New Distal Basin Floor Fan Play for Margins

Karau-1:Onshore Success Revives Hydrocarbon Activity in Timor-Leste

Bokje and Anteater prospects targeted by Dana in Dutch sector

A dry Cook in Laushornet

Neptune Energy and partners consider tie-back of Hamlet to Gjøa

ONE-Dyas returns to classic Rotliegend play in Dutch sector

Birgitta appraisal well exceeds expectations

Dry well for Neptune Energy in Dutch sector

Where is Hamlet?

Exploration success for Neptune at Hamlet

Adding barrels to Johan Castberg

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