Progress in North Sea Collaboration
How ongoing collaboration and innovation will breathe new life in to one of the largest oil and gas provinces in the world. As one of the largest and most challenging…
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Are There Any Hydrocarbons in Cyprus?
A Non-Commercial but Encouraging Discovery On 12 September 2017, Cypriot Energy Minister Yiorgos Lakkotrypis announced Total’s Onesiphoros West 1 new field wildcat on Block 11 had discovered less than 500…
Ancient Rocks, Trolls and the Devils teeth – Adventures in Scenic Senja
With majestic mountain peaks and your own private beach to greet the midnight sun, scenic Senja, often referred to as a miniature Norway, is a hidden treasure for geotourists and…
Russia: Fall in Offshore Exploration Investment
Scarce geological information and a reduction in exploration investments are a major hindrance to exploiting Russian Arctic Shelf potential. Since the 2014 discovery of Universitetskaya-1 in the Kara Sea, offshore…
Triumph and Tragedy
Kevin Topham was on the Sea Gem when it made the first commercial discovery in the UK North Sea in December 1965 and also when it collapsed, with the death…
Hunting the Silver Bullet
Prospect high grading does have an effect – an increased commercial success ratio as demonstrated by the Norwegian continental shelf. In 1978 – that is, almost 40 years ago –…
Collaboration, the Underground and the Resistance
We talk to Bruce Levell, Visiting Professor in Earth Sciences at Oxford University, about the need for collaboration between government, academia and the industry Having spent many years as a…
Reflection or Refraction?
Taking advantage of joint acquisition and processing techniques: a case study in the Barents Sea Bjørnøya Basin. The Norwegian Sector of the Barents Sea is located in between the Norwegian…
Exploration Update – Norway
Discovery on Trend with Johan Castberg On February 13, 2017 Lundin announced that Filicudi (NFW 7219/12-1) in PL533 in the Norwegian Barents Sea had encountered a gross hydrocarbon column of…
When Denmark was a tropical paradise
Visiting Northern Jutland’s famous fossil beds When God had finished creating the Earth, He had some sand and gravel in excess. To get rid of it, He dumped it in…
The Faroe Islands – A New Beginning
4th Faroese Licensing Round offers a new beginning for exploration in this North Atlantic archipelago. The 4th Faroese Licensing Round offers a new beginning for exploration in this North Atlantic…
Great Yarmouth: An Unlikely E&P Hub
Tucked away about as far to the east as you can get in the UK is a small fishing town that for over 50 years has played an important role…