First gas from Tolmount expected in Q2 next year
It is a positive sign that, hearing so often that the Southern North Sea is very near its closing chapter with regards to exploration, the first talk at a one-day…
Oil & Gas
Resaturation of previously drained compartments form attractive late-life targets
With over 130 drilled so far, the North Cormorant field in the UK Northern North Sea has been well developed. Discovered in 1972 and currently operated by TAQA, this Middle…
Further capacity increase at Johan Sverdrup
When Phase 2 starts up in the fourth quarter of 2022, the full field plateau production is increased to 720 Mbopd. Following the successful increase of the Johan Sverdrup Phase…
The field with the drill centre offset from the reservoir crest
Discovered by Maersk in 2008, the Culzean HPHT field in the UK Central North Sea came on stream in July 2019. Due to the Maersk takeover by Total in 2017/2018,…
Bangladesh Upstream: Delayed but Not Out
Bangladesh is geologically well positioned to pursue a strategy fuelled by natural gas, but the international Covid situation is causing continued delays; namely to the 2020 licensing round. This Hot…
Snorre redevelopment project approved
The redevelopment of the Snorre field in the North Sea consists of six subsea templates, which will be tied into Snorre A. The authorities have now given Equinor and its…
Dvalin ready for start-up
The operator’s investment projection for the development is approx. NOK 11 billion. Wintershall DEA expects to start up in November or December. The field is located in production license PL435. It…
A “reservoir” model for the entire continental shelf, it’s been done in Belgium
Dissected by important pipelines, telecommunication cables and shipping lanes, dotted with ship wrecks and increasingly claimed by the offshore wind sector, it is easy to see how competition arises between…
Cook, where does the oil come from?
The Cook field is a small Upper Jurassic Fulmar field on the Western Platform of the Central Graben, UK Quadrant 21. It was discovered in 1983 by well 21/20a-2, with…
The sand injectite field that keeps on giving
Drilling wells on Chestnut has proven to require a multi-disciplinary approach in order to identify infill targets. At the recent digital Devex Conference, senior geologist Alex Stuart from Spirit Energy…
A fast track development of a major Irish oil and gas field
In an article published in the Irish Examiner today, Chief executive of Providence Alan Linn said that the company now aims to drill production wells straight away, rather than further…
Edvard Grieg reserves increased by 50 million barrels of oil
Lundin Energy announced that due to the continued outperformance of the Edvard Grieg field, the gross proved plus probable (2P) reserves have been increased by approximately 50 million barrels of…