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…
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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…
Three small countries with little gas left
The daily news in the E&P sector is obviously focused on success stories. New finds in the East Med, the first shipment of LNG from Mozambique or another oil discovery…
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…
Evaluating Fluid Drainage Dynamics in Resource Plays
In this article we discuss how fluid chemistry can be deployed to directly confirm or refine the assumptions made when optimising developments in hydrocarbon production from resource plays.
A closer look at Baodao 21-1
The Baodao 21-1 discovery is not new, but its volumes have recently been confirmed by the Chinese government. Time to put the discovery in a regional context.
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…
Who Owns the Oil?
The why and how of unitisation. Nature does not respect the licence boundaries drawn on a map by humans. Oil and gas accumulations straddling licence boundaries are common. The size…
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.