Making a case for domestic oil and gas production
Oil and gas currently provide 76% of the total energy consumed in the UK. As the energy transition progresses, this will decline, but even in the most aggressive demand reduction…
Oil & Gas
In the heart of the global economy
The Aramco compound – where most of the work is done to keep the Saudi oil machine turning – is still situated in the exact same area where the story…
The globalization of gas
In 2022, Europe witnessed an energy crisis like no other in modern times. Natural gas prices soared, hitting a historic high of more than €330 per MWh in August 2022.…
“The best recipe for a business adventure to succeed is not to have a plan B”
Would you re-mortgage your house to invest in an oilfield development because you simply believe in it? Yes, good on you. Would you still do it when a major says…
Chasing Orange Basin success on the South American conjugate margin
The basins of interest span from the Pelotas of southern Brazil and Uruguay, through the Punta del Este and into North Argentina. Historically, this has been an underexplored region, with…
Natural Gas: The best ally for Colombia’s energy transition
Although natural gas production (1,050 MMcfd) in Colombia exceeds daily demand (960 MMcfd), the contrary could occur in the coming years with increasing demand and a slowdown in discoveries and…
TotalEnergies to drill an infill well on Culzean less than 2 years after OBN acquisition
One of the most important roles of conference chairs is to build a programme that ensures people want to stay until the bitter end of the last day. At Seismic…
The state of global gas exploration
“If we look back at the years before the pandemic and the Ukraine invasion, the only countries where we saw a consistent search for gas were the countries around the…
Large licence turnover, but what’s the value added?
There has been significant coverage in the news about the latest UK licensing round. To backtrack, the 33rd Offshore Licensing Round officially opened on 7 October 2022 with applications closing…
Activity and opportunities abound across the Africa region
E&P across Africa in 2024 is off to a busy start, with clear signs the exploration industry is recovering from half a decade of under-investment. Exploration activity is still focused…
Getting close to Mopane
For obvious reasons, there has been a lot of media coverage today on the test results of the Mopane-1X well in Namibian waters. The well flowed at 14 kboepd at…
Uruguay – from totally open to totally licensed in just a few years
When the Kudu gas field was discovered offshore Namibia in the early 1970s, Chevron jumped to the other side of the Atlantic to take acreage in Uruguay in a similar…