Beneath Belize
New online data repository with all seismic acquired since the late 1960s A new online national data repository for Belize provides access to a digital catalog of all seismic data…
Exploration
Exploration Update – Guyana
New Discovery Near Liza One of the most exciting discoveries of 2015 was Liza, in Guyana’s offshore Stabroek Block, which opened up a new South Atlantic play and was the…
Hydrocarbon Potential in the North Barents Basin
Discovering a potential new oil and gas province in the north-western sector of the Russian Arctic. The complete regional geological assessment of the northern part of the Barents Sea is…
Licensing Update: Congo
Thirteen blocks are available as part of the 2016 Congo License Round, for which the final submission date is March 29, 2017. Eight of the blocks are offshore, in water…
The Wildest Plays on the Planet
Is it time to think outside the box? Apparently ‘wacky’ play ideas have already proved profitable, even resulting in the discovery of supergiant fields. There are probably many more unconsidered…
The Faroe Islands – A New Beginning
4th Faroese Licensing Round offers a new beginning for exploration in this North Atlantic archipelago. The 4th Faroese Licensing Round offers a new beginning for exploration in this North Atlantic…
Exploration Update – Mexico
Thick Oil Column in Perdido Fold Belt In September 2016 Pemex provided new data about the production potential of its exciting Nobilis 1 new field wildcat in the AE-0077-Cinturon Plegado…
Insights into Exploration – Tools for a New Era
Streamlining the process of exploration to provide a better understanding of geological risk for frontier plays. Despite a protracted low oil price, the number and geographical distribution of wildcat exploration…
Exploration Update – USA
Significant Light Oil Discovery in Alaska On 4 October 2016, Caelus Energy Alaska indicated that it has made a ‘world class’ oil discovery in Caelus-Tulimaniq 1, also known as CT-1,…
Exploration Update – Iraq
Two Important Wells On 12 October 2016, DNO reported that it had spudded the Peshkabir 2 appraisal well on the Zagros Foldbelt Basin Tawke block in the Kurdistan Region of…
The Most Exciting Upcoming Exploration Wells
A review of some exciting high impact exploration wells expected in 2017. E&P exploration struggled in 2016, with lower investment budgets resulting in lower overall activity. In 2016, a total…
Exploration Update – Guyana
ExxonMobil announce fifth discovery offshore Guyana. ExxonMobil announced on 5 October 2017 that it had made its fifth discovery offshore Guyana with the Turbot-1 new field wildcat. Located in the…