Clarity through insight
Here you’ll find articles and case studies that offer practical perspectives on subsurface complexity – grounded in experience, curiosity and care.
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Interview by Innovation Norway of Ecteras CEO Sidsel Lindsø
In August 2025 our CEO was invited to share our story in the INNOpodden by Innovation Norway. Listen in, or read the English translation and learn about our company and how we work with clients. You will also hear how we got our funding in place, how we operate with minimal external capital, focusing on expertise and trust. And you will learn how early support from Innovation Norway for a study enabled the CCS research and development that kept us ahead of the game for years.
Rethinking exploration in Norway
Interview in Norwegian Finansavisen TV with Tim Dodson and Ecteras CEO Sidsel Lindsø transcribed and translated for our English speaking audience.
How does subsurface clarity unlock drilling success?
In 2019, an operator approached us shortly after being awarded a new license. They needed a second opinion on an older well test, new perspectives on the trap and petroleum system, and a way to calibrate seismic observations with geophysical input from another team.
How do you spot what’s hiding in the fault zones?
A recently acquired oil field in Norway presented more questions than answers. The new operator approached us for support: key regional studies had not been included in the acquisition, leaving important gaps in their understanding of the field’s geological setting.
Exploration culture: The hidden driver of results
What does it take to create a successful exploration company culture? The answer is in this article, adapted from a talk delivered at the Exploration Seminar in October 2024, hosted by the Norwegian Offshore Directorate.
How to improve your confidence in volumetric estimates
What if you could get real simulation models for your APA2025 application, fast and without software licence fees? Now you can.
Collaboration and risk-sharing needed to revitalise Norwegian oil and gas exploration
Supporting Long Read for the brief opinion article in the Norwegian business newspaper Dagens Næringsliv, by Tim Dodson, former exploration manager in Equinor and Sidsel Lindsø, exploration expert and owner of the subsurface advisory firm Ecteras.
How do you create clarity in a fractured geological narrative?
A recently acquired oil field in Norway presented more questions than answers. The new operator approached us for support: key regional studies had not been included in the acquisition, leaving important gaps in their understanding of the field’s geological setting.
How do you uncover billion-dollar blind spots?
A major Norwegian client approached us with a strategically important request: to act as their external innovation department.