A coup for the country
The Ministry of Energy and Mines in Peru (Minem) recently indicated that the oil industry is ‘being reactivated’. And so far, the signs are indeed pointing in that direction, particularly…
Posts by Ian Cross
The future looks bright for the world’s fourth-youngest country
Timor-Leste was quick to capitalise on its oil and gas resources after in became independent in 2002. In the same year, a treaty was signed with Australia for a Joint…
Argentina’s first deep water well
2022 saw the award of around 60 blocks in Brazil, most as a result of the ANP’s 3rd Open Acreage Concession Bid Round. However, licensing activity in South America has…
Attention for Andaman
In Southeast Asia, industry attention in recent months has been very much focused on the deep-water Indonesian portion of the Andaman Sea. This is a consequence of the Harbour Energy…
The often-forgotten potential of Africa’s landlocked countries
While most of the focus is on the offshore of Africa, and in more recent years the deepwater, the landlocked countries of the vast continent are often ignored.
Bad news & good news
In May 2022, the Biden Administration cancelled two lease sales (259 and 261) in the Gulf of Mexico (and 258 in Alaska), citing “conflicting court rulings” for the Gulf of…