The Belgians are coming
Belgium has not been particularly lucky when the North Sea was divided up into sectors belonging to the nations surrounding its coast. No oil or gas has ever been found…
North West Europe
Making a case for domestic oil and gas production
Oil and gas currently provide 76% of the total energy consumed in the UK. As the energy transition progresses, this will decline, but even in the most aggressive demand reduction…
The Danish Energy Island
Bridging the gap between seismic acquisition and geotechnical parameterisation How a Portuguese and Danish consortium took on the challenge to map and characterise the shallow and deep subsurface for the…
“The best recipe for a business adventure to succeed is not to have a plan B”
Would you re-mortgage your house to invest in an oilfield development because you simply believe in it? Yes, good on you. Would you still do it when a major says…
Supporting the search for large scale carbon storage sites
The role of the seismic industry in delivering successful CCS scale-up The seismic industry has, for a long time, been involved in helping to support the development and successful operation…
“With [DUG MP-FWI Imaging] we have taken a huge step forward.”
Interview with Tor Åkermoen – CEO Europe Geoex MCG DUG: Tell us a little bit about your seismic data? Tor: Well, Geoex MCG, along with our partners, recently acquired two…
TotalEnergies to drill an infill well on Culzean less than 2 years after OBN acquisition
One of the most important roles of conference chairs is to build a programme that ensures people want to stay until the bitter end of the last day. At Seismic…
Shallow geothermal drilling is not without risk
It is not every day that geological expertise is brought to the Supreme Court. Late last year, Norway’s highest court dealt with a claim for compensation for subsidence damage to…
Large licence turnover, but what’s the value added?
There has been significant coverage in the news about the latest UK licensing round. To backtrack, the 33rd Offshore Licensing Round officially opened on 7 October 2022 with applications closing…
The deepest closed-loop borehole drilled in the UK
This is not the first time I write this, but I keep on saying it. If there is any sector in the geothermal drilling space that is active in the…
The sequel: The hunt for Buzzard II continues
The prospect is located in the Peterhead Graben, a sub-basin in the geographically more extensive ‘South Halibut Basin’, home to numerous Upper Jurassic fields and discoveries of which the giant…
Are National Oil Companies the answer to addressing security of supply concerns across the North Sea?
“Many countries in the West have deliberately moved from being carnivores to vegans if that analogy can be used for the energy system”, someone recently told me at a conference.…