Malawi Unexplored
The hydrocarbon potential of the East African Rift System (EARS) has been known for years, with discoveries dating back to the early 1920s. Countries like Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya…
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The Namibe Basin: a clearer Image
Figure 1: Map of the Namibe and Benguela Basins and location of PGS survey. (Source: PGS) The Namibe Basin Compelling seismic evidence for a significant unexploited hydrocarbon province located offshore…
Was the Mozambique Channel Once Scattered with Islands?
The geological history of the Davie Ridge tells us how tectonic, erosional and climatic forces shaped this part of the earth, pushing the mountains of west Madagascar, which once abutted…
Exploration Update – Angola
Another Pre-Salt Find Since the Cameia discovery in 2012 confirmed the presence of an expansive pre-salt hydrocarbon reservoir in the deepwater offshore Angola, there has been a continuing flow of…
Bucking the Trend
Exploration discoveries are at their lowest ebb for 70 years but one continent seems to be bucking the trend. Since 2015, nine of the biggest global discoveries have been in…
EOR, Local Skills Development and Sustainability
Multidisciplinary interaction and local skills development proved critical when analysing scenarios for advanced chemical EOR in a Sudanese field, thus enabling future sustainability for the vital Sudanese petroleum industry. Following…
Namibia: Frontier exploration in West Africa
Hydrocarbon Potential of Offshore Namibia In 2012 and 2013, PGS shot approximately 15,000 line km of broadband seismic data in the deep and shallow waters offshore Namibia, with a view…
Spectacular Swartberg
The Swartberg Mountains in the Western Cape province of South Africa are considered to be one of the finest exposed fold mountain chains in the world. Two dramatic passes afford…
Diversyfing During the Downturn No Laughing Matter
Exploration success puts a smile on the face of industry-academic collaboration. ‘I quit my job at the helium balloon factory, I refuse to be spoken to in that tone.’ Stewart…
Exploration Update – Tanzania
Tanzania: Largest Onshore Discovery Although originally discovered in April 2015, recent investigations of the Mambakofi 1 gas discovery in the onshore Ruvu Basin in Tanzania have shown it to be…
The Gambia: the next major oil play?
Location of the Polarcus Block A2-A5 multi-client 3D seismic survey. Extension of a New Oil-Prone Fairway The SNE and FAN discoveries in neighboring Senegal have opened up a new oil-prone…
Exploration Update – Angola
Angola: Pre-Salt Discovery In the most significant non-Mauritania/Senegal well this year, and in fact the only West African discovery outside that area, Cobalt have announced a further pre-salt discovery on…