Huge Volumes of Oil and Gas Resources in Russia
The use of innovative technologies opens up huge volumes of remote oil and gas resources in the Yamal Peninsula in Russia. The ‘Arctic Gateway’ terminal at Novoportovskoye is designed for…
Exploration
Advanced Seismic Imaging in the Barents Sea
A Minute to Read: CGG, in partnership with TGS, will acquire a 5,000 km² multi-client 3D seismic survey in the Barents Sea this summer. Location of TopSeis survey to be…
Mapping the future
Why are you fascinated by maps? Francis Cram studied at the universities of Bristol and Manchester before embarking on a career as a petroleum geologist, working on international projects in…
Will Lebanon be the Next Hydrocarbon Exploration Hotspot?
Despite prolific hydrocarbon indicators, offshore Lebanon is the last place to be explored in the Eastern Mediterranean. With a new round opening, will Lebanon be the next exploration hotspot? Ready?…
Geologist Bill Armstrong
“I was informed early on in our pursuit that most, if not all, of the large, onshore, conventional fields have been found,” says Bill Armstrong, founder and owner of the…
New ventures in the Norwegian Sea
INEOS is exploring two high risk, high reward prospects in the Norwegian Sea; Aragorn and Fat Canyon.
Seeks rapid growth
DNO needs to see rapid growth on the NCS to reach its ambitious 50 by 50, 50 000 barrels per day in production by the company’s 50th anniversary in 2021.
NCS: Non-commercial discovery at Toutatis
The objective of the well (Toutatis prospect) was to prove petroleum in the Early Jurassic Tilje and Åre Formations. 2019 Exploration and Appraisal Activity. Source: Lundin Petroleum The well encountered…
Many wells, disappointing results
Norway has drilled many high impact wells in the last five years. But the success rate has been low.
Chasing high value barrels
Exploration models with Jurassic reservoir rocks still dominate the Norwegian continental shelf. More than half of the prospects that have been drilled so far this year have middle or upper…
PGNiG prefers gas
PGNiG is looking for Norwegian gas to feed its 2022 Baltic pipeline project. In the near term by aquisitions, in the longer term by exploration.
NCS: Duster for OKEA
OKEA ASA has completed drilling of appraisal well 6407/9-12 on the Skumnisse prospect, north-east of the Draugen field. The well will now be permanently plugged and abandoned as a dry…