Karst of the Arctic still in focus
Geir Elvebakk. Photo: Terje Solbakk Expronews talked to Geir Elvebakk, on the soon-to-start carbonate wildcat campaign in the Barents Sea. Elvebakk is a Barents Sea carbonate expert, recently retired from…
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Aker BP’s exploration plans for 2020
In 2019, Aker BP participated in 16 exploration wells, increasing the Aker BP resource portfolio by 170 MMboe, with a cost of 0,6 $ per boe discovered. In 2020, Aker…
Hasselbaink wildcat dry
The wildcat 25/7-9 S targeting the Hasselbaink prospect turned out dry, according to a press release from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD). The objective of the well was to prove petroleum…
Success with fractured basement rocks
Following the Lancaster discovery of 500 MMboe put into production in May 2019, Hurricane yesterday announced in an Operational update (pdf) that operations are going well from the Aoka Mizu…
Day 1 at #DigEx2020 – The geological context
The analysis of ~600 000 cutting samples is Big data work that will benefit risk evaluation, cost reduction, and hopefully, new hydrocarbon discoveries (Day 1 Program at #DIGEX2020). In the afternoon, Jonas Torland from M…
Offers given in APA 2019
[UPDATED with comments from the Seismic industry] The new petroleum and energy minister of Norway, Sylvi Listhaug, announced today the results of the evaluation of the applications from 33 companies…
Enniberg – Small discovery near the Balder field (NCS)
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate published a press release today on a small discovery, the 25/7-8 S ‘Enniberg,’ made by operator ConocoPhillips Scandinavia AS (PL 917) near the Balder field in…
Karstified carbonates commerciality of Alta and Gohta partly dissolved
Lundin Norway AS stated in a press release today that the most talked-about discoveries of the Barents Sea in 2013 and 2014, the 7120/1-3 ‘Gohta’ and 7220/11-1 ‘Alta’ discoveries on…
Growing demand for seismic
The industry demand for marine 4D seismic surveys is steadily growing. Shearwater GeoServices Holding AS announced in a press release today that their fleet has increased sevenfold in just a…
Week 1 2020
[this post has been updated 15:23 06.01.2020] The first full week in 2020 starts with a major event on Tuesday, the official opening of the oil and gas field giant…
A first in data sharing
Lundin-operated Edvard Grieg is the first platform on the Norwegian shelf where production data is shared with the partners via a cloud solution.
NCS: Non-commercial discovery at Toutatis
The objective of the well (Toutatis prospect) was to prove petroleum in the Early Jurassic Tilje and Åre Formations. 2019 Exploration and Appraisal Activity. Source: Lundin Petroleum The well encountered…