Lundin amongst three finalists for 2020 IOR award
With the licensees on the Grane field and researcher Geir Evensen shortlisted too, there’s fierce competition.
Oil & Gas
4D seismic from Goliat presents new opportunities
As part of a boost in investment in Goliat, Vår Energi is now able to more closely monitor reservoir dynamics after four years of production.
Kinsale – a classic serendipitous find?
Cessation of production of the Kinsale field in the Irish offshore demands a closer look at the Celtic Sea Basins.
NSC production higher despite cut
The first six months of 2020 saw a higher produced volume of hydrocarbons than the same period last year.
Reservoir Modelling in 3D
A geologist turned reservoir engineer makes a plea to fellow reservoir engineers to use all the tools at their disposal, including studying 3D visualisations to better understand hydrocarbon reservoir simulations.…
How successful is exploration in Norway?
Success rate is still high on the NCS, but discoveries are small. Statistics demonstrate a success rate of 32% for the 157 wildcats drilled the last 5 years.
New life for Hod
Despite disappointing drilling results last year, Aker BP and partner Pandion Energy push ahead redeveloping the Hod field
Oil and Gas Exploration Success in the Eastern European Pannonian Basin
The last three years’ technical exploration success rate in the eastern European Pannonian Basin ranges between 83 and 94%, while the commercial oil and gas success rate is at least…
The Guyana–Suriname Connection
Following the trend and showing that the Canje source kitchen does not stop at borders. The proposed Kwaskwasi well lies between the Maka Central discovery to the north-west and Sapakara…
Gravity for the 5th consecutive time
OCTIO Gravitude will survey the Ormen Lange field during summer 2020. The operation is expected to last for four weeks and will produce measurements of both water depth and gravitational…
North Sea gas has lower carbon footprint than imported LNG
In this analysis, gas extracted from the UKCS has an average emission intensity of 22 kgCO2e/boe; whereas imported LNG has a significantly higher average intensity of 59 kgCO2e/boe. Importing gas…