The Valhall LoFS Project
The Valhall permanent seismic array (Life of Field Seismic; LoFS) has successfully provided easy access to high quality 4D images for the purpose of improving oil recovery. This article provides…
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The Valhall Story
Renowned North Sea geologist Richard Hardman looks back at the 1975 discovery of the billion barrel Valhall Field. Perhaps the most surprising thing about the discovery of the Valhall field…
4D Geophysical Data
Building on ongoing IOR research efforts, StatoilHydro aims to be a leading company in quantitative integration of 4D data in reservoir modelling in order to meet challenges in the most…
Where Giants Roam
Offshore Norway, exploration activity over the last couple of years has reached record-breaking levels, leading to many discoveries, but few of any size. The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate, however, believes that…
The Groningen Gas Field
The Groningen field in the northern Netherlands is the largest gas field in Europe and the tenth largest in the world. Since its discovery in 1959 it has been instrumental…
A little bit of history
The very first discovery on the Norwegian continental shelf was made in 1966 by Esso Exploration Norway Inc. Well 25/11-1 found small amounts oil in Lower Tertiary sandstones on the…
Hiking in the Triassic
When visiting the dolomites of northern italy, you can combine hiking, biking and climbing with scenery dominated by towering pinnacles and plateaus. This spectacular late Cenozoic mountain range, home to…
Marching in Murchison’s Footsteps
A beautiful but frequently overlooked area, the Welsh Marches of Shropshire, not only has delightful scenery, ranging from rural rolling fields to bleak moorlands, but is also one of the…
Disproving The Theory
A significant discovery of light oil in sandstones with excellent porosity has been made on the Tampen Spur in the North Sea. Prior to this find, the area was thought…
Prudent Resource Management
Roughly 25 million Euros will be spent next year by the Norwegian government on mapping two regions offshore Norway that have not yet been offered for licensing. The reason for…
An All Time High
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy in Norway has recently received 93 applications for acreage on the Norwegian continental shelf. We have talked to Sissel Eriksen of the Norwegian Petroleum…
Still High Interest for Norwegian Acreage
Altogether 93 applications were received when the APA and 20th licensing rounds were closed in October and November respectively, proving that there is still a strong interest in exploring for…