Largest Gas Discovery in Indonesia in 18 Years

In February 2019 Repsol announced that its Kali Berau Dalam-2X (KBD-2X) well had found at least 2 Tcf of recoverable gas, making it the largest discovery in Indonesia for 18 Read More

Giant Gas Field Discovery Offshore Cyprus

The world’s third-largest gas discovery in the last two years has been made in the Eastern Mediterranean, off the south-west coast of Cyprus. Location of the Glaucus discovery and blocks Read More

Global Bid for Successful Licensing Rounds

What makes for a successful bid round – and what are the pitfalls to avoid? A momentary peak in oil price in late 2018, hitting $80, spurred amongst other things Read More

What Does Brexit Mean for Oil and Gas?

Though global in nature, the oil and gas industry will not be totally immune to the effects of Brexit. Here in the (not very) United Kingdom there is – and Read More

Australia’s Big Outdoor Museum: The Magnificent Flinders Ranges

A group of Australian geologists takes a trip down memory lane through the Flinders Ranges. A stunning and beautiful national landscape region, steeped in rich natural and cultural heritage. The Read More

Faroe Islands: Will the ‘Land of Maybe’ Eventually Deliver On Its Hydrocarbon Potential?

The use of several hydrocarbon seep interpretations over the same area in time-lapse 4D surveys can pave the way for new geological ideas on the Faroe Islands. .© Bernard Cooper. Read More

The Hydrocarbon Pre-Drill Prediction Toolbox

How sharp are the technologies in the hydrocarbon pre-drill prediction toolbox for calculating the Geological Chance for Success (GCOS) in oil and gas exploration? Geological Chance of Success (GCOS) Figure Read More

Creating Excitement in the Geosciences

At G-Camp teachers learn about geology through a very diverse and eye-opening field experience, returning to their classrooms eager to share their new-found knowledge and create excitement in the geosciences Read More

The Importance of Mentoring

Geoscientist Paola Tello Guerrero explains why she thinks mentoring is important – for both sides of the relationship. At what stage in your career did you first find a mentor? Read More

An Improved Future for the Bakken Shale Play?

As the Bakken play matures, the fringe production trends will play an important role in future output growth, helping secure improved hydrocarbon production potential for the renowned US shale play. Read More

New Insights into the Petroleum Geology of Eastern Indonesia

The implications for hydrocarbons are different from previously interpreted in this new study on the petroleum geology of Eastern Indonesia. Geography of eastern Indonesia with principal tectonic features. Anyone scientifically Read More

Australia: depth reprocessing rejuvenates Gippsland Basin

Changing perceptions ReGeneration project overcomes the imaging challenges of the Gippsland Basin. Over the last ten years CGG has gained extensive experience in the processing and reprocessing of legacy datasets Read More

The chase for oil in offshore Somalia

The illusive oil-prone region of offshore Somalia Offshore Somalia remains one of the last truly frontier passive margins in the world. Only two exploration wells have been drilled offshore along Read More

Great Geologists by Mike Simmons

A history of some of the greatest geological minds introduces us to important geological controversies in this book “Great Geologists” by Mike Simmons. As Mike Simmons says in the introduction Read More

The Geology and Hydrocarbon Potential of Myanmar

Despite having a long history in petroleum production – and being the place where the anticlinal trap was first recognised – there is much left to learn about the geology Read More

Offshore exploration in Greece

Catching the deep sea wave The underexplored deep waters of the east Mediterranean are ready to be investigated! Until recent years, technological constraints have limited the possibility of exploring in Read More

One Step Closer to Fully Automated Fault Extraction in 3D Seismic Data

To boldly go where no interpreter has gone before To Boldly Go Where No Interpreter Has Gone Before The Last Frontier in Seismic Interpretation: Automatic Fault Detection The Exmouth Basin Read More

Mr. Five Per Cent: Calouste Gulbenkian

Intensely secretive, for more than half a century Gulbenkian personally controlled five per cent of Middle East oil production and shaped the firms we know as Shell and Total. The Read More

Virtual Reality Geology Field Trips

Bringing world-class geological field locations into the classroom using virtual reality technology. ‘The best geologist is the one who has seen the most rocks’ is a mantra often repeated to Read More

Will US Oil Take Over the World?

Is the continuing rise in oil production from unconventional sources in the US financially viable? “In a major shift, the United States is set to produce more oil and liquids Read More

Great Expectations: Oil and Gas Drilling Campaigns in 2019

A number of interesting, but not very adventurous, drilling campaigns in oil and gas exploration are planned for 2019. A summary of expected wildcat drilling campaigns around the world for Read More

2019 Offshore Hydrocarbon Exploration in Australia

Offshore hydrocarbon exploration in Australia for 2019 is expected to rise to the highest level since 2014! Australia experienced both exciting discoveries and disappointing dry holes in 2018, drilling 60 Read More

Exploration Update: Largest Hydrocarbon Discovery in the UK in Eight Years

Glengorm is the giant new gas find by operator CNOOC in the Central North Sea, marking the largest offshore hydrocarbon discovery in the UK for eight years. Map highlighting the Read More

Exploration Update: Deepwater Gas Discovery Offshore South Africa

Total announce significant gas-condensate discovery in the deepwater Outeniqua Basin, offshore South Africa. In early February Total announced a significant gas-condensate discovery in the deepwater Outeniqua Basin, 175 km off Read More

Exploration Update: Major Oil Discovery in Egypt

Major oil discovery announced in the prolific Abu Gharadig Basin of Egypt’s Western Desert.   Source: TransGlobe Energy. In November 2018 TransGlobe Energy announced a potential light oil discovery with Read More

Increasing Oil and Gas Demand in South East Asia

With significant population and economic growth in the ASEAN countries, there is an urgent demand for new resources to feed this and future development and reduce dependence on coal and Read More

New Thermal Area Discovered in Yellowstone National Park

Using Landsat-8 thermal infrared images, geoscientists at the Yellowstone Volcanic Observatory recently identified the emergence of an entirely new thermal area in the National Park. Image by David Mark from Read More