Managing Funding Risks in E&P
Do you know the best way to secure funding for your company? Whether you work for a private or public company, large or small, and whether you are concerned with…
Europe
Exploration Update – Netherlands
Significant discovery and appraisal in The Netherlands with 24m net interval of high permeability sands in the Permian Lower Rotliegendes. Hansa Hydrocarbons confirmed on 26 September 2017 that its new…
North West Europe: Attractive Investment Arena
With a wide array of commercially robust projects in North West Europe, do expectations suggest a new development boom? This regional update is brought to you by Rystad Energy. Oil…
Faroe Islands – Europe’s Best Kept Secret
An under-explored wonder, tucked far away in the middle of nowhere in the North Atlantic Ocean. Far away in the middle of nowhere in the North Atlantic Ocean you find…
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…
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…