How long could Europe survive on Norwegian gas alone?
When the NPD issued their latest resources inventory last week, one of the headlines was that proven resources had increased by 893 MMboe compared to last year’s accounts. And, 65%…
Oil & Gas
Reabold Resources aims to drill new production well in West Newton
In what is claimed to be the biggest onshore UK find after the discovery of Wytch Farm, a potentially significant volume of oil (146 MMbo in place) and gas (6…
Barents Sea undiscovered resource estimates are misleading
In its summary of the Resource Accounts for the Norwegian Continental Shelf 2021 (published on 17 February), the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate states that the estimate for liquid and gas resources…
Approved development plan for Kobra East & Gekko
Operator Aker BP and licence partners ConocoPhillips Skandinavia and Lundin Energy Norway submitted the PDO to the Ministry in June last year. The KEG development will contribute to extend the…
Firing up the development of six UKCS fields? A reality check
Over the past year, the UK government has not been particularly decisive when it comes to approving field developments. Jackdaw is the best example of this, with Shell’s preferred exit…
Barents Sea “Nondiscussed” Area
The disputed area between Norway and Russia in the Barents Sea, equalling the Norwegian North Sea in size, has a different petroleum system than the proven oil and gas provinces…
Maureen recovery factor in Mariner much lower than initially foreseen
“The Mariner reservoirs have up to 3 billion barrels of oil in place, a 50% increase on what was originally assumed, and the estimated recovery rate has already been increased…
The field that is situated above the first water-bottom multiple
Situated only 250 m below the seabed, few people believed that the very shallow Wisting prospect could hold up to 500 MMboe recoverable. Until OMV drilled 7324/8-1 in 2013, which…
Some more room for Ternaard?
Numerous reports have been written on the effects of gas or salt production on subsidence in one of the Netherlands’ most precious nature reserves – the Wadden Sea. Due to…
The sedimentary record of a drowning basement high
It is probably the most important reservoir in the Norwegian offshore sector, but it is difficult to map using seismic data because of its limited thickness of 5 to 40…
The oil field that was discovered by drilling a geothermal well
Germany’s domestic oil production is limited and has been declining for many years. In 2019, almost 38,000 BO/d was produced domestically, where the country consumes more than 2 million BO/d.…
Glengorm may still be viable as a tie-back option
When the results of the Glengorm discovery well (22/21c-13) came in early 2019, partner Total announced that the accumulation could hold 250 MMboe recoverable. Following the completion of two appraisal…