Regional Update: North Sea
There is an expected decline in the number of contingent resource developments in the North Sea project pipeline. Hydrocarbon Development in the North Sea In 2017, 360 MMboe of new…
Exploration
Exploration Update: Norway
High pressure/high temperature (HPHT) discovery in the Norwegian Sea, north of the Morvin oil and gas field. High Pressure High/High Temperature (HPHT) Discovery Offshore Norway Location of the Hades/Iris well.…
Exploration Update: Malaysia
Sapura Energy confirm success for exploration in the Sarawak Block of Malaysia’s Greater Sarawak Basin. Exploration Success in the Sarawak Block, Greater Sarawak Basin In April 2018 Sapura Energy confirmed…
How much oil & gas in Central Europe?
There has been a long history of people exploiting hydrocarbon seeps throughout Central Europe since Roman times. Staszic’s 1806 map, for example, identified numerous oil seeps in the Northern Carpathians.…
Exploration of The US Atlantic Margin
Covering an area roughly the size of California and Texas combined, the US Atlantic margin is underexplored, but prospective basins along the margin may once again be open to exploration.…
Prospectivity of the Malvinas Basin, Offshore Argentina
New regional reprocessed 2D seismic reveals the prospectivity and hydrocarbon potential offshore Argentina. Location of Searcher Seismic reprocessed seismic data. Image credit: Searcher Seismic. Argentina, an area of world class…
Hydrocarbon Prospectivity in Northern Argentina
State-of-the-art seismic acquisition technology and advanced geological concepts, unlock new hydrocarbon potential for offshore Argentina. New Seismic Reveals Geological Detail Offshore Argentina Map showing Argentina deepwater survey outline. Northern Argentina…
Regional Update: US Gulf of Mexico
After a lack of success in oil & gas exploration worldwide, Chevron and Shell bring new hope for US Gulf of Mexico oil production following two significant discoveries in the…
Licencing Update: Brazil
Brazil’s 15th Bidding Round received the largest signature bonus in history. Offshore Success for Brazil’s Hydrocarbon Economy On March 29, 2018 Brazil’s ANP (National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and…
Exploration Update: Guyana
ExxonMobil confirms discovery of 20m high-quality, oil-bearing sandstone in the Guyana-Suriname Basin, offshore Guyana. High Quality Reservoir Discovered in Guyana Map showing location of the Pacora-1 well, offshore Guyana. Image…
Exploration Update: Offshore Bahrain
Highly significant offshore hydrocarbon discovery of tight oil and deep gas in the Khaleej Al Bahrain Basin, offshore Bahrain. Major Hydrocarbon Discovery Offshore Bahrain Map showing the location of the…
The adventures of Donald Rusk
It is probably easier to ask Don Rusk where in the world he hasn’t looked for hydrocarbons than to ask him to list all the countries he has worked in…