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The global energy sector from a subsurface perspective

Exploration

Sediment Provenance Analysis

Marta Barbarano; Chemostrat
Integration of sediment provenance analytical techniques is yielding critical new insights for hydrocarbon explorers around the world. Sediment provenance analysis has become increasingly popular in the last decade due to…

Exploration Update: Alaska

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ConocoPhillips successfully drilled and tested discoveries on the Narwhal Trend, onshore Alaska.   ConocoPhillips indicated in July that earlier in 2018 it had successfully drilled, cored and flow-tested both the…

Exploration Update: Guyana

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On 30 August 2018, ExxonMobil announced its ninth hydrocarbon discovery on the Stabroek Block, offshore Guyana. Operator ExxonMobil Announces Ninth Hydrocarbon Discovery Offshore Guyana ExxonMobil on 30 August 2018 announced…

Exploration Update: Brazil

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Promising deepwater hydrocarbon find on the Guanxuma prospect in the Santos Basin, Brazil.   In July 2018, Equinor announced the 1STAT10ASPS NFW on the pre-salt BM-S-8 Block in the Santos…

Prospectivity of Ireland’s Porcupine Basin

Neil Parkinson, Rowland Thomas and Hugh Mackay; Europa Oil & Gas
What does 30,000km2 of seismic data from offshore western Ireland tell us about the hydrocarbon prospectivity and drilling potential of the Porcupine Basin? Where is the Porcupine Petroleum Basin? The…

Carbonate Hydrocarbon Reservoirs

Thomas Smith
The 2006 discovery at Tupi, offshore Brazil, opened up a new chapter for petroleum reservoirs: lacustrine carbonates capable of producing hydrocarbons at extremely high rates. Introduction The 2006 discovery at…

Is a Conjugate Margin an Analog?

Edwige Zanella, Helen Doran and Jamie Collard; Westwood Global Energy Group
Since the discovery of Tupi in Brazil and Jubilee in Ghana, the search has been on to prove that discoveries on one side of the Atlantic can be mirrored across…

Deepwater Oil and Gas Exploration in Frontier Acreage

Andy Alvey, Alan Roberts and Nick Kusznir; Badley Geoscience Ltd.
Cost-effective screening of frontier acreage is an essential early part of any deepwater exploration strategy at continental margins. Deepwater Exploration: The Importance of Crustal Structure Screening of deepwater frontier acreage…

Hydrocarbon Hotspots Around the World

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Worldwide exploration performance: how successful has 2018 been so far? Oil and Gas Exploration Success in 2018 Worldwide exploration performance. Exploration success is spread far and wide in mid-2018, against…

Growth Potential for Tight Oil

Espen Erlingsen; Rystad Energy
Breakeven prices are similar, but tight oil has the largest growth potential. Improved Oil Prices Average breakeven prices and potential 2025 liquid supply for different offshore and tight oil regions.…

Licencing Update: Sharjah, UAE

Staff Writer
In 2018, Sharjah’s first onshore licencing round opened, offering companies 30-year contracts in an area with a production history demonstrating a 90% recovery factor. Map showing location of the Sharjah…

Exploration Update: Offshore USA

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Shell encountered more than 244m of net hydrocarbon pay in the Mississippi Canyon Block; exploration update Gulf of Mexico Basin, offshore USA. Hydrocarbons Discovered in Mississippi Canyon Block, Offshore USA…