Offshore wildcat drilling set to resume in Morocco
After a five-year lull, bar Chariot’s appraisal drilling at Anchois, Eni and partners Qatar Energy and ONHYM will spud the Cinnamon 1 well in early summer 2023. Eni was the…
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De-risking the Cabora Bassa Basin, Zimbabwe
Early January 2023, the Australian Junior Oil Company Invictus Energy completed the drilling of the Mukuyu 1 well, and subsequent sidetrack, in the Cabora Bassa Basin of Northern Zimbabwe. Invictus…
New studies in the Levant Basin offshore Israel
The Israeli Ministry of Energy has been at the centre of these activities, both from a technology and analysis and interpretation perspective. It has also facilitated recent initiatives and research…
Is it only the windfall tax to blame?
The recently imposed windfall tax by the UK Government has made many oil and gas players decide to postpone, cancel or reroute investments elsewhere. For instance, Total UK announced that…
Perth Basin gearing up for busy 2023-24
“The past decade may have been sedate in the Perth Basin, but the next 24 months have the potential to add new oil and gas resources, a new mix of…
Challenging old concepts: Røver South discovery
New discoveries in mature areas are still possible. This is particularly true in the area north of Troll, where Equinor and partners have now made seven discoveries since 2019. This…
Pensacola discovery could be one of the largest natural gas discoveries in the SNS in over a decade
The Pensacola well – 41/05a-2 – was spudded in November 2022. Deltic Energy worked up this Zechstein Hauptdolomite prospect, but with operator Shell farming in in 2019, drilling Pensacola became…
Angolan Kwanza Basin – expanding proven opportunities
Kwanza Basin – a pre-salt success story? Historically, exploration activity has focused on the prolific Lower Congo Basin in Northern Angola, concentrating on the post-salt Upper Cretaceous and Tertiary reservoirs.…
The Prospective Foresets Situated Below a Polar River
In August last year, Australia-based Santos decided to develop the Pikka discovery on the North Slope of Alaska. It was not Santos that discovered the field, which contains almost 400…
Decline in Number of APA Round Awards Continues
Like last year, the NPD expressed gratitude for the diversity of companies interested in the 2022 APA round on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) licensing…
A Look-Back at Petoro’s 2022 Wells to Watch
When it comes to drilling more audacious exploration wells on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, Petoro is often one of the partners. As a state-owned company, Petoro’s risk profile differs from…
Western Australia – Looking towards a busy year in 2023
For Western Australia, the year 2022 saw two sides. On one hand, there was hesitance when it comes to developments offshore, further marked by a court case, but on the…