August 2025

Smørbukk Midt Discovery Well in the Norwegian Sea

New oil and gas condensate discovery by Equinor ASA and partners in the Halten Terrace area of the Norwegian Sea Basin (PL094)👏. The wildcat well (Smørbukk Midt prospect) successfully proved hydrocarbon accumulations in reservoirs belonging to the Garn Formation and Ile Formation (Fangst Group)👏. The encountered pay zones are – 54 meters of condensate/light oil […]

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Few comments on the new Omega Merge OBN dataset by Viridien, TGS and Axxis Multi Client AS

It’s great to have the new Omega Merge OBN dataset in the North Sea area of the NCS.🎉👏   ➡️ Of course, having a single, merged dataset is important and vital for conducting regional assessment versus postage stamp exploration work👏… and it’s good to see that, – pre-migration matching was done to ensure consistency in

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APA 2025 Licensing Round – Recommended North Sea Plays

Here’s a recap of my recommended plays and play areas for APA2025 in the North Sea 👏. Feel free to contact me for more details and supporting data…⤵️   – North Sea   ➡️ Injectites plays – Opportunities exist for Paleocene – Eocene Injectite plays beyond the recent corridor of discoveries in the Northern North

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