Oil & Gas

Serendipity maximisation

“When people make a creaming curve for a basin,” says Ian Longley from GIS-Pax, “they draw a line, and say that’s going to be the future for the basin.” “The…

The Supermajors are scaling up, are you?

In the noughties and 10s, wildcat exploration, the fierce frontline of the E&P sector, was characterised by small ambitious pioneers, testing new plays in large basins, with the large caps…

Mexico – what’s happening

One of the best ways to learn how an industry is doing is to talk to people when you are actually around. That’s what happened to me in February, when…

New oil in an old field

Whilst attending a webinar the other day, Andrew Latham from WoodMac presented an overview of the largest discoveries of 2025. The number one discovery, with an estimated volume of 2…

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…