500MMboe in 2018
Altogether 13 discoveries were made on the NCS last year. In total they proved a minimum of 240MMboe and a maximum of 720MMboe, according to NPD press releases throughout the…
Oil & Gas
Another bad year!
Only some 9 Bboe have been found worldwide this year. This is about the same as in 2016 and 2017 (8.3 and 7.5 Bboe, respectively), but significantly less than in…
Hydrocarbon reserves in mature areas
The deliberate search for additional reserves in proximity to producing assets pays off.
Hydrocarbon potential of the Jameson Land Basin
A series of Late Palaeozoic-Mesozoic basins, which formed as the result of rifting between Greenland and Norway following the Caledonian Orogeny, are exposed in East Greenland between 70° and 76°N…
Reservoir Rock Characterisation Using Raman Spectroscopy
Raman Spectroscopy enables precise reservoir rock characterisation studies and provides invaluable insight into the reservoir’s heterogeneity and other fine-scaled details. In today’s competitive market, reservoir rock characterisation has become a…
Wellsite Mud Logging and Reservoir Geochemistry
Wellsite mud logging and reservoir geochemistry results in a better reservoir characterisation in real time, improving performance and reducing costs. The Evolution of Geochemistry A mud logging-geochemical unit operating in…
Oil and Gas Exploration in Australia
After several low years of oil and gas exploration activity in Australia, it looks as though drilling potential is picking up. At the beginning of 2018 exploration spend offshore Australia…
Hydrocarbon Developments in the Eastern Mediterranean
Hot Spot: Ten gas discoveries across Egypt, Israel & Cyrprus define the East Mediterranean Hydrocarbon hotspot. Eastern Mediterranean Hydrocarbon Hotspot by Jon Ford, NVentures Ultimately recoverable reserves of 79 Tcf…
Triassic Petroleum Plays in the North Sea
Although the UK North Sea is becoming increasingly mature as an exploration province, the search for hydrocarbons continues, albeit with new focuses. One of these in recent years has been…
First oil less than 8 months after discovery
Apache Corporation announced it has initiated production from its Garten development on Block 9/18a Area-W on the UKCS. The discovery well, which is located 6 kilometres south of the Beryl…
New name – old wrapping
“Geobank” is the new name of NPD’s core viewing room, which reflects that it contains lots more than just rock samples.
Hydrocarbon Exploration in Deepwater Gabon
Hot Spot: all eyes are on the prize of world-class oil discoveries, following successful exploration rounds in deepwater Gabon. New Oil Discoveries in Deepwater Gabon Map showing exploration performance and…