Europe

How much oil & gas in Central Europe?

There has been a long history of people exploiting hydrocarbon seeps throughout Central Europe since Roman times. Staszic’s 1806 map, for example, identified numerous oil seeps in the Northern Carpathians.…

AAPG European Regional Conference

GEO ExPro’s Conference Round-Ups: AAPG European Regional Conference: “Global Analogues for the Atlantic Margin” 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal. AAPG Regional Conference: Global Analogues of the Atlantic Margin The AAPG European…

Growth and Future of CCS in Europe

Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) can be used to reduce emissions, but can oil and gas save the future of CCS in Europe? Overview of geological storage options for CO2.…

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…

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…