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Graff-1: On the Cusp of Hydrocarbon Success in Namibia

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March 19, 2022

Shell has made a ‘significant oil and gas discovery’ at the Graff-1 well offshore Namibia. Shell has made a ‘significant oil and gas discovery’ at the Graff-1 well offshore Namibia. It is unclear…

Is there room for exploration in the German North Sea?

Henk Kombrink

March 18, 2022

If there is one country dramatically changing its perspective on energy supply and security, it is Germany. Still very much reliant on import of gas from Russia, it is now…

NW Europe drilling update

Henk Kombrink

March 17, 2022

The year is less than three months old, but quite a few things have already happened across Northwest European shelves – see map below. Here is a quick summary of…

An Eocene target in Jurassic heartlands

Henk Kombrink

March 14, 2022

Recent discoveries in the north of Troll area have had either the Middle Jurassic Brent or the Upper Jurassic Sognefjord sandstones as the main target. Attend the NCS Exploration –…

The truth is in large data sets

Henk Kombrink

March 11, 2022

“I must admit that a quick search on the internet did not immediately result in finding a published dataset to show that total organic carbon decreases with depth through the…

Jaws bites the dust

Henk Kombrink

March 8, 2022

Shell and partner Capricorn (50%) have completed well 22/12d-13 targeting the Jaws prospect to the southeast of Nelson in P2380. Anticipated to hold up to 30 MMboe, a 31 m…

Exploration 2022 = Frontier exploration

Henk Kombrink

March 8, 2022

Given the current price environment and concerns about security of supply, one of the things Europe seems to increasingly agree on is the fact that the energy mix should be…

From Brabant to Barents

Henk Kombrink

March 4, 2022

When looking at the map below and realising that only 50 years ago hardly any wells were drilled across NW European shelves, the conclusion is justified that a lot more…

Hamlet – an exploration or appraisal well?

Henk Kombrink

March 3, 2022

At first glance, when looking at NPD Factmaps, it seems that well 35/9-16S – which is operated by Neptune Energy in PL153 – is targeting a closure that was already…

Appraising and exploring the offshore extension of the Zandvoort Ridge

Henk Kombrink

February 25, 2022

Kistos has shown to be an active player on the Dutch Continental Shelf thus far. Last year, it further appraised and developed the Q10-A field, whereby the Cretaceous oil accumulation…

Shell explores deep potential of Ormen Lange

Henk Kombrink

February 24, 2022

It does not happen very often that Shell drills an exploration well in Norwegian waters. And even though the well name does sound more like a development hole, 6305/5-C-3 H…

Can biodegradation be degraded as a theory to explain heavy oil?

Guest Author

February 18, 2022

In this article, I will focus on and challenge the two fundamental assumptions that the current theory for generation and migration of oil and gas rests upon: decreasing TOC in…

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Exploration

Graff-1: On the Cusp of Hydrocarbon Success in Namibia

Is there room for exploration in the German North Sea?

NW Europe drilling update

An Eocene target in Jurassic heartlands

The truth is in large data sets

Jaws bites the dust

Exploration 2022 = Frontier exploration

From Brabant to Barents

Hamlet – an exploration or appraisal well?

Appraising and exploring the offshore extension of the Zandvoort Ridge

Shell explores deep potential of Ormen Lange

Can biodegradation be degraded as a theory to explain heavy oil?

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