Oil & Gas

The mood music of the E&P geoscience job market

When I was doing an internship at NAM (Shell/Exxon joint venture) in the Netherlands in 2003, an experienced geologist took me aside and said, “Henk, be aware, China is coming,…

“It is quite a risk hiring you”

Yes, some people will break out of the shackles of their former role and flourish in a completely different career. But let’s not forget that for others, there is a…

Keep that well

Equinor made a discovery in the North Sea recently, but that is not the biggest piece of news. What is interesting about the Omega Sør Alfa discovery (34/4-19S) is its…

Applying Canadian oil industry technology abroad

Alvopetro Energy is one of the many Cal­gary-based Canadian energy companies in­volved in international exploration and production. Like most of those companies, Alvopetro is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange.…

Eni’s success in the Kutei Basin continues

Eni announced a major gas discovery at the Geliga-1 wildcat in the Ganal block, offshore Indonesia’s Kutei Basin in April 2026. The well, approximately 70km offshore, is estimated to contain…

The boon of Block 6

Let’s start with a quiz. What is the basin with the highest resource density in the world? The answer is the Gulf of Suez. Not many people will have guessed…

Geliga-1 – the gas discovery sourced by sandstones

Today, operator ENI and partner SINOPEC (18%) announced a new giant gas and condensate discovery in the Kutei Basin, offshore East Kalimantan in Indonesia. According to ENI, the new find…

Conjugate margins in the Indian Ocean

The concept of conjugate margins as a geologi­cal model on which to base exploration strategy is well established in the Atlantic, where the exten­sional plate boundaries and geomorphology are clear…

Why post well analysis matters

Most companies are aware of the value of doing post well anal­ysis (PWA). But it is often done in spreadsheets. In that case, there is a high risk for myths…