Offshore Madagascar Part II: The Golden Zone
The final part of this 2-part article reviews the validity of the potential plays in the area in terms of the Golden Zone concept. Before you start reading… Offshore Madagascar…
Africa
Offshore Madagascar Part I: Hydrocarbon Potential
What is the hydrocarbon potential of the Mozambique Channel, and what has the ‘Golden Zone’ theory got to do with it? This article is based on an (unpublished) Poster Presentation…
Licensing Update – Sierra Leone
Opportunities on the West African Transform Margin; Sierra Leone Fourth Licensing Round Announced Since the discovery of the giant Jubilee oil field off Ghana in 2007, interest in the transform…
Victoria Falls: The Smoke That Thunders
With an annual average of 1,100 cubic metres of water plunging down its 108m-high face each second, Victoria Falls is unquestionably one of the world’s greatest natural wonders. Location Map…
Sub-Saharan Africa and North West Europe
Both Sub-Saharan Africa and North West Europe have a long history in oil and gas production and they both continue to keep on surprising us. Hydrocarbons in Sub-Saharan Africa and…
Liberia – A Fresh Approach
New thinking inspired by innovative modelling could open new plays in West Africa. Recent exploration in Liberia has not provided the commercial success we all want, with the most recent…
Frontier Exploration in Egypt’s Mediterranean Sea
Several promising play types can be identified on new pre-stack depth migrated seismic. Offshore west Egypt is a frontier region that offers significant and diverse potential plays. There are proven…
Exploration Update – Guinea
Brought to you by GEO ExPro and Drillinginfo Hyperdynamics initially reported that its Fatala 1 new field wildcat on Block E3, 200 km offshore Guinea, had failed to discover hydrocarbons.…
Building the Future
Having experienced the hell of civil war, Dr. Ibrahima Diaby, CEO of Côte d’Ivoire’s state oil company, hopes that exploration for oil and gas will help his country to grow…
Mauritius – and Beneath
After the American adventurer and author Mark Twain visited Mauritius in 1896 he quoted an islander as saying: “Mauritius was made first and then Heaven; and Heaven copied Mauritius.” Dotted…
Exploration Update – Senegal
Another gas find Kosmos Energy has made another significant gas discovery on its Senegalese acreage with the Yakaar 1 deepwater new field wildcat. Drilled in 2,550m of water in the…
Revealing future opportunities within the Southern MSGBC Basin
Exploration Potential in the Southern MSGBC Basin A new study reveals the plays and opportunities that abound in this exciting region This article supplies the geological rationale for the review,…