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Has Norway’s drive to find more gas in the Barents Sea paid off yet?

September 5, 2024

Fuelled by the gas crisis that unfolded in Europe following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Norwegians voiced hopes that the Barents Sea was the place where additional gas resources were…

Oman – beneath the surface

Madeleine Slatford, NVentures

September 2, 2024

Much has been written, including in this magazine, about the fantastic outcrop geology of Oman, the wonderful exposure, the preservation of salt at surface in the arid climate, and the…

Africa on course for busiest year since 2020

Henk Kombrink

August 21, 2024

“Combined with the commercial success rate for the wells drilled so far being better than 50%, this year is looking promising for hydrocarbon exploration across the African continent”, said Jamie…

A coup for the country

Ian Cross

August 19, 2024

The Ministry of Energy and Mines in Peru (Minem) recently indicated that the oil industry is ‘being reactivated’. And so far, the signs are indeed pointing in that direction, particularly…

Another gas discovery confirmed in Colombia, but the real excitement has yet to start

Henk Kombrink

August 8, 2024

“You’ll be hard-pressed not to find gas out there”, was Joshua Turner’s response on LinkedIn to the news of Petrobras’ reported success drilling the Uchuva-2 appraisal well. The area where…

United Arab Emirates – unlocking the new sources of oil and gas

Jessica Elliott, Middle East Analyst, NVentures Ltd

August 5, 2024

Eni, RakGas and SNOC have started drilling their first exploration well Fennec 1 on Onshore Block 7, Ras al Khaimah, a key project in the UAE’s energy sector. This well…

Well to Watch: UK Block 48/8b Selene Prospect

Jon Ford, Associate Editor, Europe and Mediterranean. NVentures Ltd

July 31, 2024

A few days ago, Shell spudded the 48/8b-3 exploration well with the Valaris 123 jack-up to drill the Selene exploration well in the UK Southern North Sea gas basin. This…

Exploring for gas – for the first time

Ronny Setså

July 29, 2024

“We have practically never looked for gas in the Barents Sea. All exploration wells have had oil as their target, and all discoveries of gas have been accidental”, said Dag…

There are plenty of positive indications for hydrocarbons in Zanzibar, including oil

Henk Kombrink

July 26, 2024

Launched in March this year, the Zanzibar 1st Licensing Round offers a large frontier area with both oil and gas potential. There are 8 blocks available, named Block 1A to…

Titanic effort in ultra deep waters off Newfoundland

Peter Elliott - NVentures

July 23, 2024

ExxonMobil, with partner QatarEnergy, is drilling the Persephone (C-54) wildcat offshore Canada’s Labrador and Newfoundland coast. This new frontier wildcat is testing a number of conventional clastic reservoirs in rifted…

Returning exploration to Sri Lanka

Thomas L. Davis and Amila Sandaruwan Ratnayake

July 22, 2024

Sri Lanka is enduring the worst economic crisis since its independence in 1948. Its economy has been on a general downward trend since 2018, shrank by nearly 8 % in…

Finding gas beneath gas – China’s policy to drill deeper seems to work but questions remain

Henk Kombrink

July 12, 2024

Today, a press release issued by CNOOC discusses the results of the first ultra-deep well (Bozhong 19-6 Condensate Gas Field D1 Well) completed in the Bohai Bay area, offshore China.…

The global energy sector from a subsurface perspective

Oil & Gas

Has Norway’s drive to find more gas in the Barents Sea paid off yet?

Oman – beneath the surface

Africa on course for busiest year since 2020

A coup for the country

Another gas discovery confirmed in Colombia, but the real excitement has yet to start

United Arab Emirates – unlocking the new sources of oil and gas

Well to Watch: UK Block 48/8b Selene Prospect

Exploring for gas – for the first time

There are plenty of positive indications for hydrocarbons in Zanzibar, including oil

Titanic effort in ultra deep waters off Newfoundland

Returning exploration to Sri Lanka

Finding gas beneath gas – China’s policy to drill deeper seems to work but questions remain

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