Persia Land of Black Gold
Iran holds about a tenth of the world’s proven reserves of oil and 16% of the gas, and is the fifth largest oil exporter. Here we review the country’s oil…
Exploration
EGI: Celebrating 40 Years
EGI, the Energy & Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah, in Salt Lake City, is celebrating 40 years of global research and scientific collaboration. It is the world’s largest…
Mozambique: 2nd Giant Discovery in Block
As reported in GEO ExPro Vol.8, No. 6, exploration in the Mozambique’s deepwater Offshore Area 4 looks to be following the trend set by drilling in Area 1 to its…
Is There Oil Offshore East Africa?
There is definitely gas – but do the vast expanses of the Indian Ocean also hold promising oil reserves? The emergence of East Africa as a petroleum province has been…
Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
The recent Bath Discoveries Conference was devised as a celebration of the 30th birthday of the Geological Society of London’s Petroleum Group. The opportunity to celebrate such an auspicious occasion…
An Excellent Reservoir
The Aldous/Avaldsnes prospect has grown into one of the largest discoveries 3in the North Sea ever, largely due to excellent reservoir properties. The Aldous/Avaldsnes discovery (see GEO ExPro Vol. 8…
Vibrant International Petroleum Week
Celebrating historical roots back to 1913 More than 2,000 oil and gas professionals from around the world gathered in London late February for the International Petroleum (IP) Week to listen…
Unlocking the Secrets of the Barents Sea
The complexity of the Western Barents Sea necessitates the use of all available geological and geophysical data when undertaking regional interpretations, play fairway assessments and prospect definition. Several recent oil…
Modern Technology Reveals New Opportunities in the North Sea
Although a mature basin, the use of new technologies both to acquire and process seismic data shows that the North Sea still holds significant potential. The North Sea region is…
A Growing Atlantic Play
Recent discoveries in West Africa have highlighted the importance of the Upper Cretaceous throughout the Atlantic Margin. The Barents Sea is the Northern extension of this growing play. Sandstones of…
The Other North Atlantic
Canada’s offshore oil and gas industry was born off the coasts of Newfoundland and Nova Scotia and is seeing promising signs of a rebirth. Exploration drilling for oil and gas…
Hot Themes and Hot Spots
As the dust begins to settle after the spring and summer’s events in the Gulf of Mexico, what can we say about exploration around the globe in 2010. And what…