Deepwater West Coast India
Recent seismic reprocessing work performed by geophysical contractor, Spectrum Geo Ltd., under an agreement with the Indian Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) has shown that the application of modern seismic…
Exploration
Virgin Offshore Acreage Offered by Barbados
An extensive seismic survey over a large area of the Barbados offshore has exposed considerable potential in this unexplored acreage. There is also encouraging evidence of a correlation with the…
Global Exploration Update
GEO ExPro, together with IHS, presents some of the most significant discoveries made throughout the world in recent months. Global Exploration Update
New Discovery in Offshore Nile Delta
The announcement by BP of a significant gas discovery in January in the offshore Nile Delta confirms the area as one of the most promising gas provinces being explored at…
Entering the Oil Sands
Statoil and North American Oil Sands Corporation (NAOSC) have entered into an agreement whereby Statoil will acquire all shares at a price of about USD 2 billion. Statoil will become…
Producing Gas from Shales
The Texas Barnett Shale sets global standard for the largest active natural gas play in the US; pioneering the industry with cutting edge technology. The Barnett Shale play, in the…
A Sleeping Giant Awakes
Kazakhstan has spent most of its history away from the gaze of the West. But this vast and remote country, the size of Western europe, is now about to step…
Continued Record Investment in UKCS
The recent announcement of the 24th UKCS Licensing Round awards came at the end of another record year for the UK oil and gas industry. Over 700 million barrels of…
Producing Gas from Shales
A rock as tight as a table top, the Barnett Shale has become the most prolific gas reservoir in Texas and the largest active natural gas play in the United…
Oil Under Foot
Some of the most productive oil and gas acreage ever discovered lie adjacent to the site of this year’s AAPG National Convention in Long Beach. Separated by only 5 km,…
Introducing Viking Ship Design
‘This was too good an opportunity to say no to,’ says Rolf Rønningen, CEO of the new seismic company Eastern Echo. The company is building 4 high-end 10 streamer seismic…
ExPro Update
“A Fleet for the Future” With three “new generation” 3D vessels and one 2D high-end vessel coming this year, all with big sources and long streamers capable of imaging deep targets,…