The parameter geophysicists (almost) forgot
Early 2019, Wintershall Norway shut in production from the Maria field. It was a major blow to the company, as it was a flagship development and the company’s first own-operated…
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GeoStreamer X Viking Graben
The highly prolific Viking Graben has seen spectacular exploration successes over the last decades and is to date a coveted area with multiple proven and partially stacked plays covering Eocene…
eFTG Reduces Hydrocarbon Exploration Risk in Egypt
The first outing of the world’s most sophisticated airborne gravity gradiometer has already yielded fascinating insights into the unexplored Egyptian subsurface; improving geological understanding and reducing hydrocarbon exploration risk. In…
Interactive Software for Pre-Stack Seismic Data Processing
In 2006, a ‘moonshot’ R&D project was launched to develop interactive software for visualising and processing pre-stack seismic data and is now being used to monitor oil and gas production…
Real-time geochemical analysis as an aid to drilling HPHT wells
How x-ray fluorescence analysis on cuttings from Shearwater (UK Central North Sea) assisted challenging drilling operations.
Germany may soon use the North Sea to drill…… into space
The German government is studying a proposal from German industry to create a mobile launchpad for satellites in the North Sea.
Earth Science Analytics Raises USD 8.54 M in Funding
Earth Science Analytics, a Norway-based petroleum geoscience software provider, raised USD8.54M in funding.
Equinor completes world’s first logistics operation with a drone to an offshore installation
A drone flew a 3D-printed part for the lifeboat system from the Mongstad base to the Troll A platform in the North Sea.
Integrating rock physics and seismic for enhanced understanding of Barents Sea prospectivity
James Moore and Roberto Ruiz from PGS explain how the integration of seismic data and rockAVO provides a reliable interactive toolset to understand seismic responses and their relation to geological…
CGG adds second Azimuth to Northern Viking Graben multi-client survey
CGG announced today the commencement of a new multi-client 3D survey in the Northern North Sea. The survey will provide a second azimuth over CGG’s existing Northern Viking Graben (NVG)…
TGS Acquires Pioneering New OBN Survey in Atlantic Margin
TGS, provider of multi-client geoscience data for exploration and production companies, has today announced the successful deployment of a pioneering sparse ocean bottom node (OBN) survey in the Atlantic Margin…
Uncovering new petroleum plays through analysing 600,000 cutting samples
The Norwegian Oil and Gas Association, on behalf of project participants, has embarked on a major exercise to analyse all cuttings from all released E&P wells.