Licensing Update – Brazil
14th Exploration Round and 3rd Production Sharing (Pre-Salt) Round in 2017 The Brazilian Government has recently confirmed the blocks to be offered in the 14th Exploration Round and proposed areas…
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Playground of the Gods
Legend has it that the Scottish North West Highlands is where the Norse gods practised their mountain building skills before they created Norway. Legend has it that the Scottish North…
Fit for the Future
Two years into the downturn and still counting – but also still drilling and producing oil and gas. Since 2015 amazing strides have been made in efficiencies and technological advances,…
AAPG’s 100th Anniversary Celebration
On 9 February 1917, geologists gathered in Tulsa, Oklahoma to start something special and enduring, which is still relevant today as the premier organisation for petroleum geologists Guest Editorial, from…
Licensing Update – USA
Large areas to be made available in Gulf of Mexico The United States Department of the Interior announced in early March that it will offer 73 million acres in the…
The Mysterious Mister Rickett
Enigmatic businessman, linked with oil companies and foreign governments, whose exploits offer a glimpse into the struggle for the control of oil. The story of Francis William Rickett is riddled…
Advancing Geoscience in South East Asia
45 years old and counting, SEAPEX has a proud history of supporting the oil and gas industry in South East Asia South East Asia has been engaged in oil and…
A Wonderful Wild Wilderness
The Kimberley National Landscape of Western Australia. Wilderness, adventure and dinosaurs are waiting for you! ‘This is what I love about the Kimberley – wild gorges, fresh water and there’s…
Minute To Read
Shah Deniz Developments With 40 Tcfg in place, Shah Deniz is one of the largest gascondensate fields in the world. Discovered in 1999, it is located in the Caspian Sea,…
Petroleum Geology of Libya
Review of the Second Edition The first edition of Petroleum Geology of Libya, by Don Hallett, was published in 2002, so a second edition is welcomed. With Daniel Clark-Lowes as…
Barbados Beckons
Alluring Caribbean paradise, active accretionary wedge and uplifted reefs. Why are you still sitting there? This alluring Caribbean beach paradise is one of the few places on the planet where…
Asia-Pacific: Decline in Drilling
The resurgence of offshore exploration in the Asia-Pacific region is dependent on more acreage Since the peak year of 2011, offshore exploration activity, measured as the number of exploration wells…