UKCS: Lancaster has reached 20,000 bopd
Q1 2020 Production Lancaster EPS Quarterly Production Update Q4 2019 Q1 2020 Oil Production Million barrels 1.1 1.4 Oil Rate Barrels of oil per day (bopd) 11,800 14,900 …
Development and Production
Johan Sverdrup field to reach plateau production in May, before schedule
According to Equinor, The North Sea Johan Sverdrup field expects to reach plateau production for the first phase in early May, earlier than anticipated. Plateau production was previously expected to…
UKCS: Successful drilling campaigns over Chiswick and Chestnut
Earlier this month, the first gas from the new C6 well at Spirit Energy’s Chiswick field in the Southern North Sea was achieved. This has added up to an additional…
The final oil crisis?
Former oil company director Maria Moræus Hansen outlines two possible scenarios for the oil industry’s near future.
NCS: Shallow Peon gas discovery to be evaluated for development
Equinor is testing the 35/2-1 (Peon) discovery from 2005 for field development, and has submitted an application to the Norwegian Environmental Agency for consent to drill a test well next…
UK onshore: Horse Hill field approved for production
UK Oil & Gas PLC announced that the Oil and Gas Authority has approved the Horse Hill Field Development Plan and consented to the start of long-term production (“Production”) from…
Oil production to increase in 2020
– Western Europe’s oil supply, with Norway and the United Kingdom as key contributors, is set for a renaissance this year and a growing trajectory going forward, according to Rystad…
Skogul approved for start-up
The Skogul field with the surrounding area. Map: norskpetroleum.no. The 13th smallest field in volume on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), the Aker BP-operated Skogul field in the mid-North Sea,…
Sillimanite field in production
In a press release of today, Wintershall DEA and Gazprom announce that their joint venture, Wintershall Noordzee B.V, has started gas production from the Sillimanite field discovered in 2015 with…
First oil from BP’s Alligin field
The press release from BP states that the forecast was to produce 12 Mboe/day at peak. So far, they have exceeded this, reaching 15 Mboe/day at peak since the start-up…
Oil seeps find oil
The Digboi oil field lies in the remote north-eastern corner of Assam in India near the borders with Myanmar and China. Discovered in 1889, it can probably claim to be…
OGA challenges O&G industry on Climate change mitigations
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) of the UK came with a press release today, where the chairman of the OGA, Tim Eggar, in a speech called up the industry…