“It’s not difficult, it’s different”
Many people think that heavy oil developments are even worse than lignite, but that is not the case according to Maurice Bamford who recently gave a talk on the Pilot…
Development and Production
Schoonebeek oil production is on hold in the Netherlands – again
When looking at a map of the Schoonebeek oil field and its equivalent in Germany (see below), one would almost think that the Germans and the Dutch agreed on the…
UKCS – a decommissioning hotspot
In two separate social media posts this week, Tom Morgan from Well Info nicely showed why the UKCS is such an active player when it comes to decommissioning wells in…
The Ups and Downs of Dutch Offshore Gas Production
When the Groningen field was found in 1959 in the north of the Netherlands, one would think that the first offshore well in the Dutch sector was to be drilled…
The Poles were bang on time
It must have been a good moment for PGNiG Norway’s Subsurface and Exploration manager Chris Dart to present his company’s business outlook at the recent NCS Exploration Strategy Conference in…
Myanmar oil and gas exploration, delayed but not forgotten
In 2015, Duncan Witts described Myanmar as “one of the World’s current hotspots for oil and gas exploration…”. Forward to 2022, exploration and foreign investment have significantly declined due to…
The often-forgotten potential of Africa’s landlocked countries
While most of the focus is on the offshore of Africa, and in more recent years the deepwater, the landlocked countries of the vast continent are often ignored.
The last field development of the Siri Canyon Play?
When Ineos acquired Hess’ South Arne assets last year, the opportunity to develop the nearby Solsort discovery – already in Ineos’ hands – became a logical next step. So, it…
Small changes can bring significant value
OKEA is working towards extending the economic life of mid- to late-life assets in a field with excellent reservoir properties. This requires a creative approach.
Ten Reasons why 3D Geo-modeling and Flow Simulation Must Be Integrate
Flow simulation is the reservoir engineer’s tool of predilection, providing understanding of how fluid flows through the reservoir and how it can optimally be extracted. 3D Geo Modeling and Flow…
Revolutionising History Matching and Uncertainty Assessment
When planning future production, new technology that replaces manual history matching of reservoir models represents a key advance for reservoir engineering. Revolutionising History Matching and Uncertainty Assessment
Solveig – a complex character
As presented by Ronald Sørlie during the NCS Exploration – Recent Discoveries Conference in Oslo this month, the second last oil discovery for Lundin on the Norwegian Shelf proved that…