Lancaster reaches 10 MMbo production milestone
Whilst Hurricane Energy’s share price is still very much depressed following the reserves and resources write-off earlier this year – north of 40 GBX in 2019-2020 versus around 2 GBX…
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UK most susceptible to gas crunch
As Bloomberg Energy expert Javier Blas showed on Twitter last week, both the UK and Dutch gas benchmarks closed at all-time highs. Combined with the fact that due to the…
Another Utsira High discovery seeing first oil soon
In times when potential field developments are being heavily discussed in the light of climate concerns (Cambo field, UK), environmental issues (Ternaard, Netherlands) or are even abandoned by oil companies…
Ternaard – one of the last “onshore” discoveries that may be developed
The Dutch government is considering to approve NAM’s request to produce gas from the Ternaard gas field, which is situated below one of the most important nature reserves in the…
The cornerstone of Norway’s gas production will continue to deliver
On Friday last week, production started from the Troll phase 3 project in the North Sea. The new wells are tied in to the Troll A platform and Troll phase…
Denmark did not close the door for exploration
“Denmark set to end all new oil and gas exploration” or “Spain’s move to ban new exploration awards follows a December move by Denmark to ban new exploration (…).” These…
Progress in Pakistan
Hydrocarbon success in the hinterland of Pakistan’s major fold and thrust belts. Pakistan is an important gas-producing country with growing demand for energy. Like other mature petroleum provinces with strong…
First oil from Norwegian basement reservoir
With an oil column of around 50 m in weathered and fractured granitic basement, the Rolvsnes production test Lundin Energy now embarked on through the horizontal section drilled in well…
The clash of Cambo and COP26
Holidaying in the Scottish Highlands last week and driving around the tiny villages of Tomich and Cannich near Glen Affric makes one realise how Scotland both offers renewable energy but…
The Lower Cretaceous is in business
“Duva is the first discovery to be developed in the Agat Formation, and we’re hoping for additional discoveries and developments in the same formation,” said Kalmar Ilstad – Director of…
Geomicrobial Exploration
Microbial magic: how medical DNA fingerprinting can de-risk hydrocarbon exploration and production. Geomicrobial exploration is a novel technique within geochemical exploration. It uses the same base principle of detecting a…
Australia’s Beetaloo shale play
The Beetaloo Basin has, until recent years, been underexplored, with explorers believing the Palaeoproterozoic to Mesoproterozoic (1.0–1.7 billion years ago) sequences too old to support hydrocarbons. However, following successful drilling…