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

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.…

Putting a stop on oil and gas licensing now compares to taking away a cake when most of it has already been eaten

Henk Kombrink

July 11, 2024

British politicians used to be honorary guests when new oil fields were taken into production. That was how things worked in the past. A celebration of technological ingenuity, drilling deep…

Rise of onshore exploration campaigns in southwest Africa

Peter Elliott - NVentures

July 11, 2024

ReconAfrica has spud the Naingopo exploration well onshore northeast Namibia on PEL 73 (partners Namcor) on July 7, 2024. This latest drilling campaign will be the first to target the…

The East Med – still the game changer it was branded as?

dr Carole Nakhle

July 9, 2024

The discoveries of the giant Tamar and Leviathan gas fields offshore Israel in 2009 and 2010 respectively were hailed as two of the largest finds of the decade. As such,…

Net energy matters

Rodney Garrard

July 5, 2024

Whilst these sources have a supporting role to play in the energy system, the majority of energy sources for powering the world should be high density, low emissions, low land…

The global energy sector from a subsurface perspective

Oil & Gas

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

Putting a stop on oil and gas licensing now compares to taking away a cake when most of it has already been eaten

Rise of onshore exploration campaigns in southwest Africa

The East Med – still the game changer it was branded as?

Net energy matters

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