Giant Oil Fields of the World: Rumaila–West Qurna, Iraq
Rumaila–West Qurna in the Middle East is one of the world’s greatest supergiant oilfields. What is a Supergiant Field? Location of the Rumaila–West Qurna field, southern Iraq. © OECD/IEA 2012…
Oil & Gas
Newark East Barnett – Shale’s Spindletop
The Barnett Shale gas discovery, like ‘Spindletop’ nearly 100 years prior, changed an industry by unlocking huge new volumes of oil and gas, this time from shales. A unique formation,…
4.1 Bboe Yet-to-Find on UKCS
Paul Herrington, Exploration Portfolio Manager at OGA explained at the 2nd NCS Exploration Strategy Conference in Stavanger the workflow behind these numbers, which are reported in the UK Oil and Gas…
Oil and Gas are here to stay
This is why it is necessary for all explorationists to preach the message that we need to continue to explore on the NCS.
Another 20Bbo+?
The UK’s petroleum reserves could sustain production for at least the next 20 years and beyond if additional undeveloped resources can be matured.
Looking for deep oil
Statistical data demonstrate that the UK has been more successful than Norway in finding deep oil. The reason for this will be discussed in November.
First remotely operated platform
Oseberg Vestflanken 2 field in the North Sea came on stream on October 14. Recoverable resources are 110 million barrels.
UK exploration builds momentum
Between 2008 and 2017 1.5 bnboe of commercial resources were discovered in the UK.
A long wait
Some 1.5 Bboe have been proved in the Barents Sea (NPD 16.05.2018) since the first well was drilled in 1980. To put that number in perspective, we must remember that…
Artificial Intelligence in Oil & Gas Production
Solution Seeker, a Norwegian tech start-up and spin-off from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, is developing the world’s first artificial intelligence for real-time production optimisation. Centre for Integrated…
UK bouncing back
The last years have demonstrated the resilience of UKCS. Both production and production efficiency have increased. It is a matter of strategy.