On the HUNT for Somalian core
“Having worked on the first-ever offshore seismic survey in South Yemen in 1976, and seen the results of the first offshore well drilled in Yemeni waters, south of Socotra Island,…
Africa
This may be a reason why Woodside decided not to farm in to PEL 87 in Namibia
Almost a month ago, Sintana Energy “broke” the news that Australian major Woodside decided not to exercise its right to farm into Licence PEL 87 in Namibian waters, north of…
Libya’s oil and gas renaissance
Libya, long regarded as one of Africa’s most geologically rich petroleum provinces, is re-emerging with renewed focus and ambition. After years of underinvestment, geopolitical instability, and widespread field shut-ins, the…
Too fast, too soon
In Geothermal energy production, it is all about the temperature of the produced water, brine or steam. A drop in temperature has a direct effect on the amount of energy…
Could the publication of drone imagery have something to do with a last peak in ReconAfrica’s share price before it fell after news of its latest exploration well?
Late last week, ReconAfrica announced the results of its 4th well in their PEL76 licence in the Damara Fold Belt, onshore Namibia. According to the company, the Naingopo well reached…
A welcome gas find
When looking at the oil and gas fields in the Western Desert of Egypt, and then read this article from Simon Baer and colleagues at PGS, which describes how the…
New wildcat drilling campaigns set to drown out doubts of commerciality in the Orange Basin of Namibia
Following a lull in activity during the middle of 2024, and despite the recent news from Shell and Chevron (Kapana-1), exploration and appraisal drilling returns full throttle in the highly…
Deep marine reservoirs with fresh water – how come?
It was on the back of an article we published about CSEM that Brian Frost, an experienced explorer from the USA, commented on the LinkedIn post that deep marine reservoirs…
The writing was on the wall
Yesterday, Reuters broke the news that Shell has written off a $400 million exploration investment over “an oil discovery” in PEL39 in Namibia’s deep-water area. Even though a field name…
Helium found in new and unexpected places
In Finland, 80 Mile positively tested copper-zinc exploration boreholes, while Pulsar Helium has drilled an appraisal well in Minnesota after nickel exploration accidentally found helium. In South Africa, Renergen is…
Mining a “source rock” for the battery industry
It is too easy to think that oil and gas is at one end of the energy spectrum, and renewables at the other. In fact, when digging a bit deeper,…
Oil does not care about boundaries
In the early decades of oil exploration and production, from the 1860s to the early 1900s, the concept of an oil field having clear boundaries was not given much thought.…