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Exclusive access to Venezuela’s next offshore play

Venezuela Offshore Multi-Phase Exploration Program, via exclusive multi-client agreement with the Ministry of Hydrocarbons (MINHID). Venezuela offshore: A basin re-entering the global stage Proven discoveries, established infrastructure and newly reprocessed seismic data are providing a clearer understanding of Plataforma Deltana,…

Ghana’s next frontier: The Voltaian Basin

Michael Aryeetey Hydrocarbon exploration in Ghana is entering a new stage: After two decades of offshore success, attention is shifting inland, towards the vast and little‑understood Voltaian Basin. Michael Aryeetey, Deputy Chief Executive for Exploration and Production at the Ghana…

Benin’s second act: Redevelopment of the historic Sèmè Field

Benin’s upstream sector is entering a new era. After nearly three decades without production, the West African nation is preparing for a revival thanks to the redevelopment of the historic Sèmè field. Akrake Petroleum drilled a successful horizontal well earlier…

Guinea-Conakry: From quiet frontier to regional contender

Guinea-Conakry is among the West African countries actively developing its offshore prospects. Encouraged by discoveries in other parts of MSGBC basin, the country is now gearing up for the next phase. The progression is driven by improved geological understanding, strengthened…

From vision to discovery

The Niger Delta has delivered many of West Africa’s defining hydrocarbon discoveries, but every so often a well comes along that exceeds expectations. JK‑004 marks the first major success under Renaissance’s refreshed exploration strategy. The well was drilled in shallow…

Liberia’s quiet rise: Inside the country’s emerging petroleum industry

Liberia is often described as one of West Africa’s last true frontier basins, an offshore province with world‑class geology but still awaiting its first commercial discovery. As the National Oil Company of Liberia (NOCAL) intensifies seismic reprocessing, regulatory reform, and…

Before you decide to enter Venezuela…

In recent months, several articles emphasising the historical, technical, and human aspects of the evolving “apertu­ra” in Venezuela have been published in the AAPG Explorer and GEO EXPRO. In the former, Brown provided geopolit­ical and historical perspectives and an indication…

The basement tapes

“You’re the only company that tells us where their model could be wrong.” It is an observation that Phil and Tim have had from clients when presenting the latest version of their Global SEEBASE® basement model. “We are open about…

Is your data NDR compliant?

Good subsurface data has never been more valuable. From oil and gas exploration to carbon storage and offshore wind positioning, geological characterisation is essential, yet new data acquisition is becoming increas­ingly expensive. The case for reusing legacy datasets is clear.…

Moveout democratises data transformation

UK-based Moveout Data has spent more than a decade addressing this problem as a service provider. Now, the company is taking a different ap­proach: Releasing its in-house data transformation platform, Metaseis, to the wider market. The move reflects broader changes…