Volatility and Change Ahead for Oil and Gas?
With geopolitical uncertainty, a slowing shale industry, volatile oil prices and the energy transition, 2020 promises to be an interesting year in the upstream oil and gas industry. Brent crude Read More
The Dead Sea transform: the Master Sculptor
The history of the world’s three great monotheistic religions – Judaism, Christianity and Islam – has unfolded in the so-called Holy Land, a starkly rugged landscape that stretches from the Read More
Billions at Play: The Future of African Energy and Doing Deals
Oil and gas in Africa – resource curse or blessing? Billions at Play By NJ Ayuk Clink Street Publishing, 2019. The phrase ‘resource curse’ is widely used in political economy Read More
North Gabon: lightning strikes connect the Gulf of Mexico subsalt trend to North Gabon
The tanzanites, hickories, mahoganies and mad dogs of West Africa Stacked depth conformant amplitude anomalies indicating huge hydrocarbon potential similar to the Gulf of Mexico. Heterogeneous salt distribution in North Read More
Bringing the geological outcrop to your desk
Staff who may not normally have the opportunity to visit the field will be introduced to field trips through interactive Virtual Reality training. The outcrops selected for this pilot project Read More
Are Carbonate Reservoirs ‘Difficult’?
Up to 60% of the world’s conventional petroleum is reservoired in carbonate rocks – but they are often regarded with apprehension by the industry. Despite their reputation, carbonate reservoirs are Read More
Looking for the Latest Licensing Round Bid Block Perimeters?
Upstream data services company, Lynx Information Systems, provide an interactive web map for the latest oil and gas licensing round bid block perimeters. Interface of interactive web map. © Read More
New Nodal Technologies for Oil and Gas Exploration
New nodal systems for both land and marine deployment demonstrate that it is important that companies keep innovating and collaborating to improve oil and gas technologies. When discussing new technologies Read More
Petroleum Geology: What is a Super Basin?
There is a trend away from frontier oil and gas exploration towards finding more in less risky proven basins, fuelled by learning gleaned from studying the most successful petroleum basins Read More
Shale Plays of the Middle East
The Middle East is best known for its conventional oil and gas reserves, which have been a critical part of the world’s supply for nearly a century. Could the US Read More
Comoros Islands: Multi-billion barrel deepwater hydrocarbon potential
In the 18th century, the Comoros were known as the ‘Perfume Islands’ due to their fragrant flowers, like the yellow ylang-ylang, used in perfumes. Originally imported and cultivated by French Read More
The Carbon Capture Conundrum
Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage will continue to need a kick-start, from the chilly depths of the North Sea to the heat of Texas. Ultimately capturing carbon will have to Read More
Hydrocarbon Potential in Ultra-deep Offshore South Gabon
A new seismic survey and integrated study reveals hydrocarbon potential in the ultra-deep offshore Gabon petroleum systems. Figure 1: Map of South Gabon showing seismic coverage, locations of wells mentioned Read More
Côte d’Ivoire: regional understanding to unlock hydrocarbon potential
Extending Oil and Gas Exploration Potential to Western Côte d’Ivoire Regional seismic data allows petroleum plays to be interpreted in full for the first time across the Côte d’Ivoire. Exploration Read More
Maggy Shino: Championing Hydrocarbon E&P in Namibia
Maggy Shino describes herself as an inquisitive child who was drawn to science, a subject she excelled at in school. Therefore, it was no surprise that at the University of Read More
The Hydrocarbon Potential of Onshore Namibia
This year Namibia has again moved into the spotlight as major oil companies increased their presence along the Namibian margin, with plenty of onshore hydrocarbon potential just waiting for adventurous Read More
Exploration Update: Two Oil Discoveries in Guyana
Two discoveries in Guyana were announced on 16 September 2019, further progressing the exciting story of oil in South America. Two discoveries in Guyana were announced on 16 September 2019, Read More
Reversing the Hydrocarbon Discovery Slump
Activity from upstream operators is starting to pick up from the post-2014 oil slump. However, global discovered oil and gas volumes still lag far behind where they stood before the Read More
Exploration Update: Light Oil Discovery in Barents Sea, Norway
Although the quantities discovered are relatively small, with estimates of between 20-60 MMbo recoverable, the well proves the presence of oil in the blocks north of the Wisting field, Barents Read More
Exploration Update: Gas Discovery in Otway Basin, Australia
Cooper Energy have made a gas discovery in the large Late Jurassic–Cenozoic Otway Basin, Australia. Cooper Energy have made a discovery in the large Late Jurassic–Cenozoic Otway Basin, on the Read More
Ongoing Oil and Gas Licensing Round in Cuba
Although underexplored, two oil-bearing provinces have been identified in Cuba and there is plenty of open acreage available in the ongoing oil and gas licensing round. In June Cuba announced Read More
GEO ExPro Vol. 16, No. 5 Out Now!
Geoscience magazine GEO ExPro Vol. 16, No. 5 is available for download. This edition of GEO ExPro focuses on Africa and the Middle East; Carbonate Reservoirs; New Technologies; and Business Read More
Oil Jackpot in Guyana
With 14 oil discoveries adding up to an estimated six billion barrels of recoverable oil over the last two years in just one block (Stabroek), offshore Guyana is proving to Read More
The Key to Transformative Energy Change in Africa
Positive moves are afoot in the continent of Africa to ensure more gas is used domestically, to help electrification and industrialisation, diversify economies and create jobs. The world’s first commercial Read More
Geognostics Develops GEM+SEEBASE® 4D GIS
By combining GEM and SEEBASE in a 4D GIS environment, Geognostics has produced a series of marginscale, time-slice-based plate reconstructions. Example of Geognostics GEM+SEEBASE 4D GIS (Late Jurassic). © Geognostics. Read More
Aiding the Next Steps of Oil and Gas Exploration in the MSGBC Basin
A new integrated approach to oil and gas exploration in the MSGBC Basin, North West Africa. The Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau and Guinea Conakry (MSGBC) Basin is home to several Read More
Recent Advances in Climate Change Research: Part IV – Challenges and Practical Issues of Carbon Capture & Storage
“If you really could take the CO2, when you burn hydrocarbons – coal, for example – if you could really capture the carbon and sequester it – they call it Read More
Jobs? Better operations? Look under a different rock!
We have witnessed a tremendous transformation in the oil industry in the last few years, beginning with the adoption of the new techniques of ‘factory drilling’ of horizontal wells, with Read More
GII Purchases Silenced Mini-Vibrator Fleet
The Geophysical Institute of Israel (GII), a leading global seismic acquisition provider, has purchased a brand new silenced mini-Vibrator fleet from INOVA Geophysical and coupled it with the Quantum nodal Read More