Australia: Expand LNG projects?
Chevron has made two deepwater gas discoveries in the Carnarvon Basin off Western Australia that the company believes have the potential to drive expansions of its Gorgon and Wheatstone LNG…
Exploration
The Black Sea hots up
The Black Sea, which straddles south-eastern Europe and Asia Minor, has long been considered prospective for oil and gas, although this optimism is based mostly on limited drilling and modest…
Africa Spearheads New Acreage Drive
Guinea Guinea is working to put in place a new oil code by the middle of 2013 and will then invite companies to explore 21 offshore blocks, according to Guillaume…
Geochemical surface expression of oil and gas in arctic terrains
Located in Canada’s farthest northern region, the hamlet of Tuktoyaktuk lies on the Tuktoyaktuk Peninsula at the tip of the Northwest Territories on the coast of the Beaufort Sea. Anglicised…
North West Europe – Optimism or Pessimism?
Consider North West Europe to be past its prime? Hannon Westwood’s Jim Hannon and Andrew Vinall take a look at the region’s future. Is North West Europe a mature province?This…
Peru: Repsol Gas Strike
Repsol has made an important gas discovery with its Sagari-1 wildcat in its sub-Andean Block 57 in Peru, establishing gas pay in both the Nia Superior and Nia Inferior formations.…
A Minute to Read
Africa: Continent of Discoveries, Application Ranks Top Performers, Chemostrat Open Perth Office, New IOR Centre, Lebanon Multi-Client 3D Survey Africa: Continent of Discoveries The 11th annual Conference on African E&P,…
Central American Opportunity
According to Energy and Mining Minister Erick Archila, Guatemala will be opening seven blocks covering nearly 8,000 km2 in the onshore Petén Basin to international bidders and has already made several…
Conference on Prolific Zagros Area
London to host conference on hydrocarbon exploration in the Zagros Mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan and Iran The Zagros Mountains stretch for 1,500 km from south-east Iran through Iraq and into…
Coal Takes Charge
Fossil fuels continue to dominate the energy mix. Their market share is 87%; fossil fuels therefore still dominate energy consumption. Renewable energy continues to gain markets, but still only accounts,…
Heavy Oil from an Ancient Reef
New data from the northern terminus of the Leduc reef trend in western Canada shows a karsted carbonate reservoir with exceptionally high porosities and permeabilities and, in places, bitumen-filled caves.…
Record Response to UK License Round
Towards the end of October 2012 the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) announced the winners of what was a record-breaking 27th Licensing Round and declared that UK…