Ian Cross, Author at GeoExpro

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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 for the offshore. The deal signed by TotalEnergies and Perupetro…

Ian Cross

August 19, 2024

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 Petroleum Development Area (JPDA) in the Timor Sea. Importantly, the…

Ian Cross

December 18, 2023

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 remained flat since 2019. Uruguay’s Open Round saw success with…

Ian Cross

April 2, 2023

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 Timpan-1 gas and light oil/condensate discovery announced in July 2022.…

Ian Cross

November 29, 2022

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.

Ian Cross

September 23, 2022

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 Mexico lease sales. In a separate move, in June 2022,…

Ian Cross

August 11, 2022

The global energy sector from a subsurface perspective

Posts by Ian Cross

A coup for the country

The future looks bright for the world’s fourth-youngest country

Argentina’s first deep water well

Attention for Andaman

The often-forgotten potential of Africa’s landlocked countries

Bad news & good news

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