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Finding oil when everyone expects gas

“It took us a while before we could accept that we found oil,” says chairman Peter Putnam when we get to talk about the discovery his company Central European Petroleum (CEP) made in 2025. And there is a reason why…

Henk Kombrink

September 24, 2026

Why USGS Yet-to-Find figures are an overestimation

One of the most common ways to estimate YTF is the extrapolation of discovery rates, as can be calculated from a creaming curve. However, this methodology does not have any guidance on discovery size – is it just a single…

Henk Kombrink

September 11, 2026

Harmonising public data with ground truth

Public production data is the backbone of natural gas market analysis, yet it arrives with a structural delay that few participants fully appreciate. Across 18 producing sub-regions, encompassing the Marcellus, Utica, Haynesville, Eagle Ford, and Permian basins, analysis reveals a…

Hana Kabazi, Synmax

September 8, 2026

Listen to the drill bit

“Our runs are getting shorter and shorter…” That’s what Harrie and Nick from Aurora Drilling Optimisation Services were told by the Shell team that was drilling a deep onshore exploration well in Libya about 15 years ago. They helped design…

Henk Kombrink

September 3, 2026

Benchmark your geosteering skills

For geosteering geologists, few experiences can replicate the pressure of making critical decisions while a well is being drilled. The 2026 Geosteering World Cup (GWC’26) puts those skills to the test in a global, competitive environment and gives geologists a…

Kristina Fortunato

September 3, 2026

“Oh, look! Oil everywhere…”

What seems like an oil seep on a rock face, especially from a distance, can equally be the result of chemical weathering. When these types of rock coatings, which can be found across a wide range of settings, are misinterpreted…

Ayberk Uyanik

August 30, 2026

An imperial testing facility

“It was a $37 M donation from Imperial Oil, the largest to an educational institution in Alberta’s history,” says Gerald Desrochers when we meet for the lab tour he invited me to on a Thursday morning in May. Just over…

Henk Kombrink

August 26, 2026

Mediterranean eyes on Greece as deepwater drilling approaches

The exploration hunt for hydrocarbons in Greece started in 1938 with the drilling of shallow wells. After a post-war lull, the passage of Greece’s first comprehensive petroleum law in 1959 drew immediate international attention, prompting Esso to secure exploration permits.…

Ian Cross, Moyes & Co

August 17, 2026

Exploration drilling programme in Greenland postponed and slimmed down

Earlier this year, we reported on a planned two-well onshore exploration campaign to be carried out by Greenland Energy on Jameson Land, in the east of Greenland. At the time, the expectation was to commence drilling in July already, targeting…

Henk Kombrink

August 12, 2026

Decommissioning and discovering at the same time

The Marlim field was discovered in 1985, on the back of the first proper exploration drive to test the potential of Brazil’s deepwater Campos basin. Oil was found in Oligocene post-salt sands, mostly thanks to a pronounced seismic anomaly. The…

Henk Kombrink

August 10, 2026

The geological context of the North Cleopatra block

A few days ago, it was announced that the Velox-1X well, drilled in the North Cleopatra block offshore deep-water Egypt by Shell and partners, hit oil. The well, which was drilled to 6,000 m below sea level, is located in…

Henk Kombrink

August 7, 2026

Deepwater’s playbook for delivering growth

Deepwater production remains a core part of the long-term energy supply mix. While production from conventional onshore and shallow-water assets is expected to remain broadly flat under our base case, Welligence estimates that global deepwater oil production will grow from…

Gordon Hardie, Welligence Energy Analytics

August 4, 2026

The global energy sector from a subsurface perspective

Oil & Gas

Finding oil when everyone expects gas

Why USGS Yet-to-Find figures are an overestimation

Harmonising public data with ground truth

Listen to the drill bit

Benchmark your geosteering skills

“Oh, look! Oil everywhere…”

An imperial testing facility

Mediterranean eyes on Greece as deepwater drilling approaches

Exploration drilling programme in Greenland postponed and slimmed down

Decommissioning and discovering at the same time

The geological context of the North Cleopatra block

Deepwater’s playbook for delivering growth

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