Exploring Rockall
A Renaissance or a Dark Age? The increasing maturity of the North Sea is forcing explorers west, towards the frontier Northern Atlantic Margin in search of the next oil province.…
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Promoting the UKCS
The UK Oil and Gas Authority was recently set up as the regulator for both onshore and offshore oil and gas operations in the United Kingdom. Director of Exploration, Production…
Unlocking the UK North Sea’s Hidden Wealth
What are the keys to revealing the remaining potential of the UK Lower Cretaceous? The current very low level of exploration drilling in the UK North Sea should not signal…
Maximizing Recovery
In an environment of uncertainty regarding sovereignty of lucrative UKCS resources, oil companies operating in the mature North Sea Basin are being urged to do what the London and Scottish…
Exploration Update – UK
UK: Onshore discovery Successful onshore UK wells are relatively rare, so the Horse Hill discovery, located in onshore UK block PEDL 246 in the Weald Basin, about 50 km south…
UK Continental Shelf: Raising the bar for regional 3D seismic in the Central North Sea
Exploring the Remaining Potential of the Central North Sea Well known for its challenging seismic imaging, the Central North Sea still harbours a wide range of exploration opportunities. The imaging…
3D Broadband Seismic in the Southern Central Graben
New Potential in the Southern Central Graben Is it possible to determine where the future hydrocarbon potential lies or to identify a new play that will ensure continued interest and growth…
OGA Launches Exploration Licence Competition
The Oil and Gas Authority has launched a £500,000 competition to encourage innovative interpretations of the data acquired during 2015’s surveys of the Rockall Basin and Mid North Sea High…
The East Shetland Platform – A Clearer Image: Unlocking the Platform Potential
TWT Base Cretaceous Structure Map. (Source: PGS) A unique opportunity Exploration interest in the North Sea is extending beyond the traditional areas and casting its eye upon frontier plays. In this…
Horda Platform: Exploring the Cretaceous
Map showing the location of the new CGG multi- client survey. The annotated seismic line runs from south to north-east across the area. Cretaceous reservoirs in the Northern North Sea…
A Golden Celebration for Silver Seas
50 years on from the first oil and gas discoveries in the North Sea we celebrate this golden anniversary by looking back at this important center of oil and gas…
Exploring the Mid North Sea high
Hunting the carboniferous play New regional broadband 3D seismic data reveals more information about the geology of this poorly understood region. CGG recently undertook the acquisition of a large 3D…