Converting Discoveries Into Production
A key challenge for the E&P industry over the few next years will be to mature the discoveries made during the last five years, and convert them into commercial fields.…
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The Ross Sea, Antarctica
Remoteness and extreme weather, coupled with increasing environmental concerns, mean that only about 200 visitors reach the Ross Sea each year – but once there they are rewarded with spectacular…
Ghana – from African Star to IMF Bail-out.
Despite the government’s protestations that oil revenues would be managed transparently, corruption, debt and economic mismanagement are now creating tension, as Ghana succumbs to the resource curse. In 2007 Kosmos…
Iraqi Kurdistan: It’s All in the Timing
The Zagros fold and thrust belt of Iraqi Kurdistan is a prolific petroleum province with several large-scale producing oil and gas fields. The region is under active exploration and hence…
The Lifeblood of the Industry
There is a lot of depressing news out there. Shell, Marathon, Anadarko, Husky Energy, Chesapeake… just a few of the O&G companies which posted poor third quarter results. Virtually every day an exploration or service company announces layoffs, and…
The pore pressure expert
Pore pressure models play a crucial role in the E&P workflow, from the early exploration phase to the final stage of field production. Pore pressure models and predictions are important…
Uruguay. Small Country, Big Opportunities.
Uruguay welcomes you with new opportunities offshore. Uruguay is located in South America between Brazil and Argentina and on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the second-smallest nation…
Barents Sea Atlas Goes Digital
Atlas of the Geological History of the Barents Sea Editors : Morten Smelror, Oleg V. Petrov, Geir Birger Larssen and Stephanie C. Werner. Geological Survey of Norway, 2009. Available online:http://issuu.com/ngu_/docs/atlas_-_geological_history_of_the_b?e=3609664/9026048…
Southern Chile’s Ring of Fire
Southern Chile is the setting for the dramatic snow-covered volcanoes of the Pacific Ring of Fire. This stunning volcanic range is the surface expression of the subduction of the Pacific…
The Buraimi Affair
Buraimi: The Struggle for Power, Influence and Oil in Arabia, Michael Quentin Morton. I.B. Taurus (2013) Buraimi and Al Ain are twin towns that today sit astride the fenced border between…
A Gloomy Future?
Will the crude oil price break through in 20 years’ time? Or will tight oil and renewable energy work in parallel to keep the price low? At the time of…
Bountiful Continents
Africa and South America together contributed ~20% of the world’s total oil production in 2013 but in the current industry downturn investment dollars may move away from ‘difficult’ countries to…