Exploration Insights
Updated July 1, 2026. NCS Exploration Drilling Updates – June 30, 2026👏 Since my last update, one appraisal well has concluded drilling operations. Currently, two exploration wildcat wells are being drilled on the NCS👏. Details..⤵️ ➡️ Active Wells: – Well 7220/5-EC-2 H: Wildcat well by Equinor in the Johan Castberg […]
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APA 2026 Recommended Plays and Play Areas on the NCS (Norwegian Sea Basin) 👉 Download a copy here – APA 2026 Project – Norwegian Sea Basin . . 👉 Contact me
APA 2026 Recommended Plays and Play Areas on the NCS (North Sea Basin) 👉 Download a copy here APA 2026 Project – North Sea Basin . 👉 Contact me for
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Updated May 31, 2026. NCS Exploration Drilling Updates – May 29, 2026👏 Since my last update, one (1) new wildcat well has started drilling. Currently, two exploration wells are being drilled on the NCS👏 (Fig. 1). Details..⤵️ ➡️ Active Wells: – Well 25/7-13: Wildcat well by Equinor in the
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May 7, 2026 The Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) 2026 Licensing Round was announced earlier this week, on May 5, 2026👏. Seventy (70) new blocks have been added to the APA acreage (predefined areas). Highlights ⤵️ 22 blocks and parts of blocks have been added in the North Sea👏 10 blocks have
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April 5, 2026.. First Quarter 2026 NCS Exploration Drilling – Results and Targeted Plays. List of wells – 8 Wildcats (6 Discoveries; 2 Dry holes) “Omega Sør” prospect (Jurassic Target) “Sissel” prospect (Jurassic Target) “Othello Sør” prospect (Jurassic Target) “Granat” prospect (Jurassic Target) “Byrding C” prospect (Jurassic Target) “Polynya Tubåen” prospect (Jurassic
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March 12, 2026. This article provides a brief description of how the “Follow-the-Crumbs” exploration workflow / approach developed by YTF Exploration Consulting led to the identification of the “elusive” Upper Jurassic Play trend in the South Viking Graben (SVG) area of the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS).👏 ➡️ What is “Follow-the-Crumbs”?: Follow-the-Crumbs is an
Updated February 28, 2026. NCS Exploration Drilling Updates – Feb. 27, 2026👏 Since my last update, 1 new wildcat has started drilling and 2 wells have concluded drilling. Currently, four (4) exploration wells are being drilled on the NCS👏. Details..⤵️ ➡️ Active Wells: – Well 7220/7-5: Wildcat well by Equinor in the
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January 31, 2026. The influence of preexisting or underlying structural features or framework on the development of sedimentary processes, depositional pathways, and facies distribution is well known and documented in various research articles / literatures. It is an important concept for hydrocarbon exploration and forms a piece of work that must be established
➡️ Plays: The Cretaceous, Paleocene, and Eocene plays within the Central Graben area of the Norwegian North Sea are underexplored and hold significant Yet-To-Find (YTF) resources. That is one of the reasons why I included them as one of my recommended plays for APA 2025. Recently, I have identified various play opportunities, highgraded areas, and
