Namibia: Frontier exploration in West Africa
Hydrocarbon Potential of Offshore Namibia In 2012 and 2013, PGS shot approximately 15,000 line km of broadband seismic data in the deep and shallow waters offshore Namibia, with a view Read More
A Nigerian Renaissance
A clearer picture The Niger Delta is one of the most prolific petroleum provinces in the world, covering an area of over 300,000 km2 with a sedimentary succession over Read More
Exploring the Mid North Sea high
Hunting the carboniferous play New regional broadband 3D seismic data reveals more information about the geology of this poorly understood region. CGG recently undertook the acquisition of a large 3D Read More
Check your knowledge
Did you know that China is the world’s leading coal producer? No? But that’s the truth; China is responsible for about 45% of the world’s coal supply, while the US Read More
PNG lands on the petroleum map
Papua New Guinea (PNG) is set to join the exclusive club of LNG exporting nations before mid-year when first cargoes ship from its US $19 billion LNG project. The ExxonMobil-operated facility was completed ahead of schedule Read More
The oil industry volunteer
The goal of the Aberdeen Formation Evaluation Society (AFES), the local branch of the Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts, is primarily educational with the aim of promoting formation Read More
Congo: Significant westward extension
Eni’s Nene Marine 3 exploration well in the offshore Marine XII Block encountered a significant wet gas and light oil accumulation in the pre-salt clastic sequence, thereby outlining a significant extension to Read More
Russia: Major reserves boost
Appraisal drilling by Gazprom at its Kirinskoye Yuzhnoye field in the Okhotsk Sea off Sakhalin Island has resulted not only in the addition of gas reserves, but also in the discovery of a big oil Read More
Côte d’Ivoire: Key deepwater find
Although untested, the Total-operated Saphir-1XB in Block CI-514 is described as an important discovery in a frontier part of deepwater offshore Côte d’Ivoire, as it has demonstrated a working petroleum Read More
Looking back to predict the future
One can learn a lot from looking at even the recent past. For that reason, Richmond Energy Partners annually measures the pulse of international conventional exploration outside North America by Read More
Bakken’s Billion Barrel Milestone
Late in 2013 the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimated crude oil production in the Bakken region of North Dakota and Montana would top 1 MMbopd. This meant that, at Read More
Internal OPEC rivalry ahead?
With the world’s fifth-largest petroleum reserves, Iraq has – at least on paper – considerable potential for boosting production. If its goals are reached, it will bring the country’s production to Read More
New doctoral training initiative
Why is this development so exciting? The NERC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) is a truly game-changing initiative and represents the most exciting development in the provision of training for the energy industry in the Read More
Broadband seismic technology and beyond. PART IX: BroadSeis in Production
In the previous part in this series on broadband seismic technology (Part VIII) we described how the broad bandwidths delivered by the innovative BroadSeis technology benefit exploration. In this part, the advantages of an extended bandwidth to field Read More
‘What oilfields?’ Onshore oil in the UK
In Victorian times, there were many reports in the United Kingdom of oil and gas seepages accidentally discovered while coal seams and railway tunnels were being excavated – but developing Read More
The bigger picture
GEO ExPro Magazine is 10 years old. And what better way to celebrate than with an edition full of – well, all the usual variety of articles you enjoy, designed to entertain, Read More
Fun, cooperation and risk-taking.
“This year has just been a whirlwind of seeing new places and meeting people,” says Lee Krystinik, describing his time as the President of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists Read More
Rinjani: The ‘Big’ volcano
The trek begins near the village of Sembalun, which straddles the northeast edge of the Rinjani National Park. Starting at 600m elevation or so, walking through the lowlands is an Read More
Polarising Pyrite
In the second decade of the twenty-first century, competition for exploration targets is increasing. Most energy companies are now faced with the need to explore for hydrocarbons in difficult environments Read More
Takoradi: Ghana’s oil city
For the casual visitor, reports of Takoradi’s ‘booming economy’ appear greatly over-stated. Smaller than Accra, it remains low-rise and relatively free of the shiny four-by-fours that clog up the capital. Read More
Responsible resource development
The rapid development of unconventional resource plays throughout numerous geographical areas of the United States have one thing in common: they all are associated with the use of significant amounts Read More
10th Anniversary photo competition results
Finally, the results are in! Votes have been counted, prize winners have been notified and we can now reveal the successful entrants in our 10th Anniversary Photo Competition. The judges Read More
Completing the picture
The Barents Sea represents one of the largest areas of continental shelf on the globe and is a structurally complex region, composed of platform and basinal areas. The Barents Sea Read More
Defining shale potential in the Netherlands
The Netherlands is a long-established petroleum economy, having successfully produced oil and gas both onshore and offshore for over sixty years. In common with other established hydrocarbon markets, the producing Read More
Fracture, fracture everywhere – Part I
Part I The term ‘fracture’ includes any break or structural discontinuity in rocks in which two rock fracture surfaces (usually planar) are separated by a narrow slit, far shorter than the length Read More
Ukraine’s gas-fuelled crisis
The questions of ‘Why Ukraine?’ and ‘Why now?’ have been much discussed over the last few months. The world has watched with shock and some disbelief as November’s peaceful demonstrations Read More