Oil & Gas UK launches digital roadmap for UK Continental Shelf

Industry body Oil & Gas UK has launched the first phase of a digital roadmap project to stimulate more exploration on the UK Continental Shelf.

It commissioned SLR Consulting to complete a three-month preliminary study to produce a digital resource highlighting existing and potential new plays in the North Sea.

Oonagh Werngren of Oil & Gas UK said: “The aim of the 21st Century Exploration Road Map is to contribute to improving exploration success and address the 50% decrease in the number of wells drilled.

“The outcome of the preliminary study will provide industry with the specifications for a subsequent implementation project to deliver an online, more dynamic source of digital geological maps summarising current subsurface understanding and the hydrocarbon resources potential within key areas of the UKCS.

“The project is one of several being driven by the Pilot Exploration Task Force, which works together with the Department of Energy and Climate Change, to revitalise exploration and ensure the economic recovery of oil and gas resources from the UKCS.”