Skogul approved for start-up
The Skogul field with the surrounding area. Map: norskpetroleum.no. The 13th smallest field in volume on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), the Aker BP-operated Skogul field in the mid-North Sea,…
Oil & Gas
Resources of the NCS are growing
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has announced its yearly Resource account. According to their estimates of proven and unproven resources, the NCS held a total of 98,75 billion boe at…
Sillimanite field in production
In a press release of today, Wintershall DEA and Gazprom announce that their joint venture, Wintershall Noordzee B.V, has started gas production from the Sillimanite field discovered in 2015 with…
Dire forecast for Dutch gas production
In a new report released last week by The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies, the forecast for Dutch gas producers shows a deterioration towards 2030: Three possible scenarios for 2030…
First oil from BP’s Alligin field
The press release from BP states that the forecast was to produce 12 Mboe/day at peak. So far, they have exceeded this, reaching 15 Mboe/day at peak since the start-up…
Oil seeps find oil
The Digboi oil field lies in the remote north-eastern corner of Assam in India near the borders with Myanmar and China. Discovered in 1889, it can probably claim to be…
How geology made America great
A combination of political, social and economic events is used to explain the rise of the United States into an industrial power. However, there is another factor that played a…
China’s coal demand rises
Enerdata reports that China’s production of raw coal increased by 4.2%, together with coal imports which rose by 6.3%, benefiting from declining prices. The decline in crude oil production since…
Building of the world’s largest offshore wind farm started
The construction of the world’s largest wind farm has begun in the UK. Fugro lands deal with Dutch wind farm.
World oil demand still increasing
The consumption of oil is increasing in the world, and is expected to increase also this year.
OGA challenges O&G industry on Climate change mitigations
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) of the UK came with a press release today, where the chairman of the OGA, Tim Eggar, in a speech called up the industry…
Gas transport from the Barents Sea foresees new investment in infrastructure
There are many gas discoveries, and associated gas in oil discoveries, that could possibly be developed in the Barents Sea. Investment cost in new infrastructure and distance to the market…