A helium prospect without a trap
After the initial hype of helium exploration in the Rukwa basin in Tanzania, things went quiet for 18 months. This is partially because Helium One’s exploration permit expired, and they…
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Morocco’s oceanic crust – A new exploration paradigm
Jurassic source rocks on oceanic crust – Establishing the new ‘hot’ topic offshore Morocco Morocco providing an “in-vogue” frontier Unequivocally, source rocks can generate significant quantities of hydrocarbons atop oceanic…
The boon of Block 6
Let’s start with a quiz. What is the basin with the highest resource density in the world? The answer is the Gulf of Suez. Not many people will have guessed…
A new frontier for Nigeria’s stranded associated gas
Nigeria’s Niger Delta remains one of the world’s most prolific hydrocarbon provinces. Yet, the region continues to grapple with the challenge of managing and monetising associated gas (AG) in oil…
Inside every Basin you know is another Basin you haven’t met
Suriname’s north west sub-basin: An extension to the Golden Lane “Trendology” is often derided as an exploration strategy until it is apparent that a trap style in a regionally working…
Moroccan Atlantic Margin: Where geological diversity meets outstanding exploration potential
MOROCCO’S GEOLOGICAL HISTORY IN A SNAPSHOT During Triassic times, a series of extensional basins developed along the future continental margin and in the Atlas rift system. In the Jurassic, the…
Renaissance ramps up exploration activity in Nigeria
“To meet the economic demands of the Nation and mandates given by the Federal Government, we need to increase production,” says Johnbosco Uche, “that is one of our main targets…
Predicting viscosity in an undrilled panel of a deep-water field in West Africa
In 2023, the rapid oil production decline from the Bombadil Field (fictitious name), deep-water West Africa, triggered the necessity to develop additional resources. This is the moment prospect E appears…
Cameroon: Unlocking potential and reigniting exploration
Play diversity and untapped promise – A new licensing round opens fresh horizons in Cameroon Opening the door to discovery Cameroon’s 2025 Licensing Round, launched by the Société Nationale des…
The Gambia’s offshore acreage is hot again
The West-African margin is back in the exploration spotlight, not only because of yesterday’s announcement by Shell to drill more wells on their PEL-39 licence in Namibia – but also…
New modelling study reveals a petroleum system overlying oceanic crust offshore Equatorial Guinea
The deepwater Douala-Rio Muni Basin (DRMB) is a non-volcanic, Mesozoic-Cenozoic rifted passive margin located offshore in Equatorial Guinea (EG), West Africa. Commercial oil and gas fields have been discovered on…
Unlocking Egypt’s Western Desert: The next Eagle Ford?
When people think of unconventional oil, their minds probably go straight to North America, where long horizontals and multilaterals drilled in heavily faulted plays have unlocked massive gas, liquids, and…