First gas from Wintershall’s Sillimanite South development
Direct conversion of exploration to production well is testament to the agile way the field has been put on stream.
Oil & Gas
Planning to produce 478 MMbo
Photo: The four who in 1911 were the first to reach the South Pole: Oscar Wisting, Olav Bjaaland, Sverre Hassel and Roald Amundsen. As previous claims to have arrived at…
Lundin Energy announces resource increase
Lundin Energy’s 2P reserves as at 31 December 2020 are 670.9 MMboe and reflect a positive revision of 39.3 MMboe. The 3P reserves as at 31 December 2020 are 826.0…
i3 Energy relinquishes licence following disappointing drilling results
i3 Energy plc, an independent oil and gas company with assets and operations in the UK and Canada, announced the relinquishment of licence P1987, covering the Liberator discovery, yesterday. The…
NCS exploration delivers good results
The NCS Exploration Strategy 2020 conference took place in November with presentations by oil companies on their strategies and plans. In addition, both NPD and the Ministry of Petroleum gave important contributions.…
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…
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…