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Richmond, a second Cygnus in the Southern North Sea?

December 16, 2020

Where exploration in the Southern North Sea was traditionally focused along the southern shores of the Permian Silverpit lake, the (re)discovery of Cygnus and the interest in Lower Carboniferous and…

Draupner Energy keen to move forward high-impact prospects

Henk Kombrink

December 15, 2020

A Zechstein oil discovery in the nearby Ossian-Darach well, an onshore find (West Newton), Shell farming in to another Zechstein prospect and further proof of a mature Zechstein source rock…

Drilling into basement? – follow this Finnish project

December 14, 2020

In the area of South Kuusamo, in the middle of Finland close to the Russian border, an deep geophysical anomaly has puzzled researches since the 1970’s. Now, a deep research…

CNOOC spuds Glengorm appraisal well

Henk Kombrink

December 10, 2020

Last week, CNOOC and partners Energean (25%) and Total (25%) spudded the first appraisal well on the Glengorm discovery. Announced early 2019, The Glengorm find was hailed as the most…

Equinor fails to find Draupne sandstones at Fjell

Henk Kombrink

December 9, 2020

As announced by the NPD yesterday, Equinor did not find reservoir sandstones in the 34/7-37S well drilled to the south of the Borg field in production licence 089. With 34/7-37S…

Dry well for Equinor in Barents Sea

Henk Kombrink

December 8, 2020

Well 7018/5-1 is situated in PL960 and was operated by operated by Equinor. Partners are Petoro (20%), Lundin Energy (20%) and Wintershall Dea (20%). The well was drilled in the…

So, where are the current fields and licences in Denmark?

Henk Kombrink

December 7, 2020

With Denmark not only cancelling the 8th Licensing Round but also committing not to hold any future rounds, the country has been featuring in the media since Friday last week.…

Central Utah Thrust Belt: A Lost Cause?

Thomas Smith

December 5, 2020

The 2004 Covenant oil field discovery promised to open up a very favorable, large onshore oil province. Thirty additional wells have been drilled in the play since, but only one…

Mexico’s Energy Reform

Aruna Mannie, Premier Oil

December 5, 2020

Five years on, what has Mexico’s energy reform delivered for the country’s oil and gas exploration and production ambitions? The Mexican Constitutional Energy Reform took place in 2014 in response…

A Dreary Investment Outlook for Oil and Gas in Gulf of Mexico?

Joachim Milling Gregersen, Rystad Energy

December 5, 2020

Gulf of Mexico final investment decisions are likely to be put on hold, as oil and gas exploration and production companies join the budget-cutting parade. Exploration and production companies in…

Hydrocarbon Discovery Offshore Suriname

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December 3, 2020

In January 2020, Apache Corporation announced several oil and gas shows in the Maka Central-1 well, offshore Suriname, in the Campanian sands and the Upper Cretaceous Santonian clastics. Location of…

Is there another Halfdan in the Danish North Sea?

Henk Kombrink

December 2, 2020

A classic petroleum play consists of a reservoir, a seal, a trap and migration/charge. In an interesting article published by the GEUS Bulletin this year, Alessandro Sandrin explains why the…

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Exploration

Richmond, a second Cygnus in the Southern North Sea?

Draupner Energy keen to move forward high-impact prospects

Drilling into basement? – follow this Finnish project

CNOOC spuds Glengorm appraisal well

Equinor fails to find Draupne sandstones at Fjell

Dry well for Equinor in Barents Sea

So, where are the current fields and licences in Denmark?

Central Utah Thrust Belt: A Lost Cause?

Mexico’s Energy Reform

A Dreary Investment Outlook for Oil and Gas in Gulf of Mexico?

Hydrocarbon Discovery Offshore Suriname

Is there another Halfdan in the Danish North Sea?

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