Why peer reviews often don’t work
Reputations are both made and destroyed in the aftermath of the drill sequence. But what is behind the ranking that determines where the rig goes next? It is the prospect…
Oil & Gas
“No concern at all”: The economist’s view
“I thought we would be speaking for 15 minutes, now it has turned into half an hour already!” Carole Nakhle is sought after when it comes to her view on…
Producing the next 50 % of the world’s oil reserves
In 1967, an oil embargo imposed by the Arab producers on a select group of Western nations failed badly. One of the reasons for this failure was the fact that…
Geosteering to number one
“I learned the ropes of directional drilling in Siberia,” says Airat when we meet on Teams. He calls in from his home in Saudi Arabia, where he now works as…
Are half of the Tano Basin’s reservoirs in the Keta Basin?
Ghana’s ascendancy as a significant oil and gas producer commenced with the landmark Jubilee discovery in 2007, leading to first oil in 2010. This success was subsequently reinforced by the…
Global trends in petroleum fiscal terms: A race to the top?
As competition for upstream investment intensifies, countries across the globe have responded with a wave of fiscal and regulatory reforms aimed at attracting limited capital. Since the 2014 oil price…
Wind makes room for gas
It is getting busy in the North Sea. Was the area a monopoly for oil and gas companies when it comes to energy production for decades, in recent years offshore…
It’s all in the planning
Angola is host to a number of recent exploration highlights, driven by a well-organised and energetic energy regulator, ANPG and a strong appetite for low-risk growth in the upstream sector.…
How to stand your ground as a YP working in the oil and gas industry?
“Let’s not forget that the oil and gas industry is not the sole source for the environmental problems the world is facing,” wrote one of the young professionals during the…
Syria – opening up again
In May 2025, the US Treasury eased most sanctions on Syria, followed by the easing of restrictions by the UK and EU. While significant hurdles still remain, oil and gas…
Bumerangue; what are the implications of drilling into one of the most structurally complex areas of the Santos Basin?
This week, bp announced what was hailed as its biggest discovery in 25 years – Bumerangue, located in Brazil’s Santos Basin. The pre-salt discovery certainly looks promising when taking into…
Looking at the regional geology of the Wolin-East discovery in Poland
Last month, Central European Petroleum (CEP) announced that its Wolin East-1 (WE1) well in the Baltic Sea in Poland was a significant oil discovery, having been designed to target primarily…