India – an Unprecedented Opportunity
Recent exploration successes have fueled interest in the Indian hydrocarbon industry. With the economy booming and a vibrant, young, well-educated workforce, this may be a good time to investigate the…
Exploration
Barrels for the future
Canada’s oil sands are the world’s largest single hydrocarbon resource. The huge volumes of thick, sticky crude oil – bitumen – are now being exploited at an increased pace. Thanks…
Multi-client seismic spurs interest
The Northeast Sakhalin Shelf, with several giant fields already discovered and put on production, is recognised as a world-class petroleum province. New seismic acquired in the rest of the Sea…
More data released on Zechstein build-ups in Dutch sector
The North Sea Zechstein play continues to attract interest from the industry, with Shell drilling the highly-anticipated Pensacola well in the UK Sector probably this year. Another example of progress…
Surrounded by hydrocarbons
Only three years after Independence, East Timor is now ready to announce the first licensing round. With multiple oil and gas seeps onshore, several discoveries and four fields producing both…
More giants to be found
Two fields are currently being developed, significant amounts of oil and gas have already been found, and geological studies indicate that this is a promising exploration frontier, possibly making the…
Exploring the eastern margin of the North Sea Basin
In the northernmost region of the Norwegian Northern North Sea, Wellesley Petroleum and partner Petoro (20%) are in the process of drilling well 36/1-4 in PL 885 in an attempt…
Drilling successful appraisal wells is the new frontier
Just before everyone shut off their computers for a well-deserved Christmas break less than two weeks ago, CNOOC announced that the most recent appraisal well on the Glengorm discovery had…
Equinor explores Upper Jurassic near Draugen
Located about 65 km northeast of the Fenja field, Equinor (31%) and partners OKEA (40%), Harbour (20%) and Longboat (9%) have now spudded well 6407/9-13 targeting the Upper Jurassic Ginny…
2021 in one graph and one map
It is nearly Christmas, so it’s the time of the year to have a look back at what happened. For that reason, we have compiled both a map and a…
When Will We See Confidence in Asian M&A Activity?
So far, the increase in oil price has not brought back the level of confidence to M&A activity that was expected, which is very apparent when looking at exploration opportunities…
Jabillo – Prolific Liza Trend out of Reach on Canje Block, Guyana
ExxonMobil, with partners TotalEnergies, JHI and Mid Atlantic, have come up dry again on the Canje Block, offshore Guyana. ExxonMobil, with partners TotalEnergies, JHI and Mid Atlantic, have come up dry again on the Canje…