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Migris predicts hydrocarbons in Equinor wildcat

January 17, 2020

Migris use a stochastic petroleum systems modeling (link) approach, and here is their first prediction from the Norwegian part of the North Sea: The on-going Equinor-operated exploration well 15/3-12 S…

A courageous experiment

Ali Haq

January 17, 2020

There was a total of 17 discoveries made from 57 exploration wells drilled on NCS in 2019, with the mature North Sea yielding 10 finds, according to NPD (The Shelf…

Firm wells to watch

Terje Solbakk

January 15, 2020

Expronews dig into the work program at APA 2019 and look closer at the wells the new production licenses are commited to drill.

Offers given in APA 2019

Terje Solbakk

January 14, 2020

[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…

Day 2 of #DIGEX 2020

Terje Solbakk

January 14, 2020

Day 2 of #DIGEX2020 will focus on how to implement Data science, together with several case studies from the industry. There are four sessions to learn from this day. The…

Enniberg – Small discovery near the Balder field (NCS)

Terje Solbakk

January 14, 2020

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…

Another good year on the NCS, according to the NPD

Terje Solbakk

January 9, 2020

The NPD reports of high activity on the shelf last year. There are considerable resources in fields and discoveries, and more to be discovered in all three sea areas. A…

Growing demand for seismic

Terje Solbakk

January 9, 2020

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…

Searching for 1 $ barrels

Ronny Setså

January 6, 2020

The new major on NCS Vår Energi has a goal of 10 -15 exploration wells per year. Their priority is near-field exploration with a target of 1 $ finding cost…

NCS: Best year since 2011

Halfdan Carstens

December 18, 2019

The industry now seems to recognize the high value discoveries, i.e. smaller discoveries near existing fields that can rapidly be put into production at low cost. The success rate for…

First licence for Mime Petroleum

Halfdan Carstens

May 27, 2019

The agreement provides Mime with a 10 percent ownership interest in the Balder and Ringhorne fields and a 7.4 percent ownership interest in the Ringhorne Øst Unit. The acquisition is…

Two dry holes near Hod field

Liesbeth Breesch

March 28, 2019

The NPD announced that operator Aker BP has concluded drilling appraisal well 2/11-12S and wildcat 2/11-12A in PL 033. The wells were drilled 1,5km southwest of the Hod field in…

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Migris predicts hydrocarbons in Equinor wildcat

A courageous experiment

Firm wells to watch

Offers given in APA 2019

Day 2 of #DIGEX 2020

Enniberg – Small discovery near the Balder field (NCS)

Another good year on the NCS, according to the NPD

Growing demand for seismic

Searching for 1 $ barrels

NCS: Best year since 2011

First licence for Mime Petroleum

Two dry holes near Hod field

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