Triumph and tragedy
Kevin Topham has had an eventful life. Born in Retford, Nottinghamshire, in the English East Midlands, he joined the RAF when still in his teens to fight in WWII. His…
Europe
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…
Minute To Read
Brent Benchmark Adds Troll The price of Brent crude has been avidly watched as the basis of comparison for crude oil prices around the world since the 1980s, but the…
The First Geological Map of Eastern Europe
Work done by Polish scientists in the early 1800s laid down the foundations of the modern oil industry. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries the northern segment of…
Deep Offshore Exploration in Greece
Newly processed seismic will uncover hydrocarbon resources hidden offshore Greece Recent interest in the areas south-west and west of Crete and in the Ionian Sea between Greece and southern Italy…
The ‘Gatwick Gusher’ – Fact or Fiction?
The Horse Hill discovery in England lies in an area considered rich in hydrocarbons but which has been ignored for decades. With the help of geologist Chris Pullan we look…