Norway kicks off APA 2020 – 36 new blocks for public consultation
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has kickstarted Norway’s annual licensing round – Awards in Predefined Areas (APA), in a press release. The first step is a public consultancy on…
Exploration
NCS: What will the seismic season of 2020 bring?
The approved surveys include seabed (OBS/OBN) and EM acquisitions, but mainly site surveys to be undertaken by Equinor. The surveys pending approval also include mainly site surveys (2D/4D), two of them…
OGA expects 32nd Offshore Licensing Round awards in summer 2020
The Oil and gas authorities of the UK (OGA) announced that they expect awards in the 32nd Offshore Licensing Round will be announced in summer 2020. Earlier, these awards were…
Bold test on a shady (?) prospect
Neptune has just spudded 6507/8-10 S on the Grind prospect east of the Heidrun field in the Norwegian Sea. The prospect has been matured over a long time. It was…
Aker BP slashes Barents Sea exploration in 2020
Aker BP announced that in response to the high uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 crisis, the company has decided to cut its investment program and financial framework for 2020. This…
New MC3D west of Shetland
TGS announced the new multi-client 3D seismic survey EWW (Erlend Wild West), a 3,900 km2 survey consisting of 1,900 km2 of data acquired during a project which began in the…
A closer look at Mol’s multi-level discovery
Yesterday’s announcement of the wildcat 25/8-19 S and the appraisal well 25/8-19 A reported a hydrocarbon discovery. But, not in the primary targets of Mol Norge and the PL 820…
NCS: Oil and gas discovery in Mol Norge’s Evra/Iving well
The 25/8-19 S & A (Evra/Iving) wells proved oil and gas for operator Mol Norge and partners Lundin, Wintershall DEA and Pandion in PL 820 S. According to the Norwegian…
Discovery in Total’s HPHT wildcat Isabella
Total encountered hydrocarbons in Upper Jurassic and Triassic sandstone reservoirs, with 64 metres net pay encountered, consisting of lean gas and condensate and high-quality light oil, according to the press…
Salt Biostratigraphy in Oil and Gas Exploration: An Untapped Source of Data?
Salt and evaporites in general are often regarded as both an excellent seal for hydrocarbons and an operational challenge to drill through – but salt biostratigraphy can also provide a…
Timor-Leste: 2nd Oil and Gas Licensing Round
In October 2019 the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (East Timor) launched the county’s second licensing round, releasing a total of 18 new blocks for public tender, covering a large percentage…
POSTPONED – UNTIL OCTOBER
We will reschedule the event to October 2020 and revert with further information about dates and venue. We appreciate all the efforts made by the program committee in putting together…