UK Unconventionals
What is the future for the onshore UK unconventional oil and gas business? In March 2022 the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) rebranded to the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA)…
Exploration
Responsible Upstream Investment in the UKCS
In the UK’s ambitious net zero regulatory context, exploration can make a positive contribution to energy security, emissions reduction, local employment and revenue and tax generation to facilitate and subsidise…
North Africa Round-Up
The North Africa region offers huge energy opportunities, but the bottom line is that its social challenges need to be solved. The North Africa region offers huge opportunities, but the…
South Erregulla-1: Striking South to Extend the Perth Basin Permian Gas Play
In February 2022, Strike Energy reported a discovery at South Erregulla – encountering two gas intervals in the Wagina and Kingia sands onshore Australia. Map showing location of the South…
Lockyer Deep-1: Australian Firms Prove-Up Further Upside in the Perth Basin
Energy Resources and Norwest Energy have announced a gas discovery at Lockyer Deep-1 in the EP 368 Block in the Perth Basin. Energy Resources and Norwest Energy have announced a gas discovery at Lockyer…
A 1-metre gas column
This is not a good week for exploration results on the NCS, and not a good week for the Cretaceous play in the Norwegian Sea in particular. This morning, the…
The benefits of rocking the Chalk
The Upper Cretaceous Chalk in the Danish North Sea has been an exploration hotspot for oil and gas for many years. Even though the potential for additional hydrocarbon finds is…
OBN Seismic Unlocks New Play Potential in the Gulf of Suez
Rejuvenating exploration in the Gulf of Suez through the application of modern wide azimuth OBN seismic technology. The Gulf of Suez is a prolific rifted hydrocarbon province that has been…
Overly – a small find in a new play
In what was most likely mapped as Everglades by Edison Norge when the company operated licence PL807, Aker BP has now proven a small volume of up to 11.9 MMboe…
Appraisal well on Slagugle disappoints
As announced by the NPD yesterday, the highly anticipated appraisal well (6507/5-11) on ConocoPhillips’ Slagugle discovery has resulted in a significant downgrade of its size. Named “Explorer of the Year…
More to explore around Johan Castberg?
Last week, Equinor announced the discovery of oil in the Snøfonn prospect just east of the Skavl find in the Johan Castberg cluster. It was the first discovery after a…
Is there more in the basement?
What if the Rolvsnes Extended Well Test, which is currently being performed by Lundin on the Utsira High, goes well and reports good production figures? Will there be an increased…