A North Sea Giant
Tim Dodson is exploration manager for Statoil in on the Norwegian Contintental shelf. We talk to him about the company’s assets offshore Norway and the rest of the world. Q…
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A New Era for Innovative Explorationists
Most of the sub-basins of the North Sea geological province are now considered to be in a mature exploration phase. The supermajors are consequently on their way out. Thanks to…
The Giants Causeway
In northern Ireland, at the heart of one of Europe’s most magnificent coastlines, the Giants Causeway with its rugged symmetry is visited by half a million tourists each year. The…
The Luva Gas Field: Detailed Analyses Reveal Subtle Anomaly
This case study from the Luva gas field in the Norwegian Sea clearly demonstrates the potential of controlled-source electromagnetic (CSEM) technology for hydrocarbon exploration purposes. The example also illustrates the…
UKCS Activity and the Acreage Supply Gap
The past two years’ drilling in the UKCS has provided an average of over 800 MMboe (127 MMm3) in new or fallow appraised discoveries. There is good reasonto believe that…
Ireland: 90% Undiscovered, Undeveloped – and Underwater
Despite the much-vaunted emergence of the ‘Celtic Tiger economy’, the Irish offshore has traditionally been perceived as a high-risk, high cost environment. Can the Irish authorities change this perception in…
Cinderella comes of Age
As the oil price rises and technology develops, interest in alternative forms of hydrocarbons such as ‘heavy’ oil has increased. Cinderella Comes of Age
The Jurassic Coast
A few days of holiday can be well spent by walking leisurely through an almost complete Mesozoic succession along the south coast of england. Outcrops of colourful shales, sandstones and…
Still Plenty to Play For
In his role as President of PESGB, Chris Flavell is a co-organiser of PETEX 2006, the Society’s biannual Conference and Exhibition, in November. We talk to him about the role…
Twilight years for the North Sea?
After a period of decline, exploration for hydrocarbons in British waters is experiencing a new lease of life. This is due in part to high oil prices, but is also…
It’s All About Data
“Our ability to accumulate and add value to data underpins our business,” says Dr. Richard Fowler, Managing Director of Fugro Robertson, the North Wales based data and information company. He…
North Sea Oil and Gas Exploration: Courageous Risk-Takers Needed
Experienced oil-man John Brooks thinks that there is still a great deal of hydrocarbon potential in the deep reservoirs of the southern North Sea. To test this deep potential, we…