Pressure is mounting on Groningen
Europe is in a dire need of additional gas supplies following the commitment from most countries to cut down on import from Russian gas. This has become even more acute…
Oil & Gas
A sleeping giant
As the United States pours funding into the development of clean, reliable energy, the competition among candidates – including geothermal, nuclear and batteries – seems like a horse race as…
Lundin to submit PDO for Rolvsnes fractured basement field
Although the ultimate recoverable volumes from the Rolvsnes fractured basement field are probably less than the initial numbers Lundin presented at the start of the Extended Well Test that commenced in…
The week of the gas go-aheads
In the UK, the Jackdaw development (120-250 MMboe) was given the nod, whilst the German and Dutch authorities expressed the intention to approve the N05-A project (31 MMboe). Both projects…
The need for joined-up thinking to optimise use of the North Sea to achieve net zero targets
The UK has been highly effective in decarbonising the UK electricity system through the use of renewables in general and wind power in particular. The contribution made by wind power…
Small gas fields to be developed for Europe
Back in the early 2000’s, when I had just embarked on my working life, I remember that someone told me that fields the size of 1 Bcm were now being…
The faster the better
The North Sea Brent province is – or better, was – awash with oil, but gas has always been a critical fuel too because of its use to power the…
Gas Renaissance in Europe
The drive for gas development gathers momentum, as increased energy prices spur on investment; conflict and political instability encourage domestic supply priorities; and post-pandemic macro-economic demands counter global warming hysteria…
Exploring Uncertainty in Subsurface Modelling and Forecasting
Ensemble-based modelling has been delivering value to the E&P industry for over ten years, causing a fundamental re-think of what exactly is needed to more accurately forecast the future behaviour…
Jackdaw field development close to being approved
In an article published in the Sunday Times yesterday, it is claimed that the 120-250 MMboe Jackdaw gas/condensate discovery is now close to be approved for development. This follows on…
The leaky North Sea plumbing system
A common theme emerging during the Devex Conference this week is how reservoirs are more connected than many have initially thought. And this does not always have a natural cause.…
Abigail – developed through side-tracking an appraisal well
Why drill an entirely new development well when there is an appraisal well already, which can be side-tracked to hit the desired reservoir section? This is the strategy adopted by…