Never say no
“I was born disciplined”, says Aluka at the start of the interview. “With my parents both being academics, it was no surprise that I wanted to learn”, she continues, “but…
Africa
Côte d’Ivoire – The new West African exploration hotspot
Location and coverage map of Viridien’s 16,000 km2 multi-client PSDM re-imaging program along the Côte d’Ivoire margin showing current held acreage, fields and recent discoveries. A new regional framework for…
Helium One’s bumpy road to success
First of all, the rig. During the initial exploration campaign that started in 2021, Helium One used a slimline mining rig. This is probably a contributing factor to a range…
Africa on course for busiest year since 2020
“Combined with the commercial success rate for the wells drilled so far being better than 50%, this year is looking promising for hydrocarbon exploration across the African continent”, said Jamie…
There are plenty of positive indications for hydrocarbons in Zanzibar, including oil
Launched in March this year, the Zanzibar 1st Licensing Round offers a large frontier area with both oil and gas potential. There are 8 blocks available, named Block 1A to…
Rise of onshore exploration campaigns in southwest Africa
ReconAfrica has spud the Naingopo exploration well onshore northeast Namibia on PEL 73 (partners Namcor) on July 7, 2024. This latest drilling campaign will be the first to target the…
The genesis of natural hydrogen exploration
HydroGenesis believe that natural hydrogen exists in large quantities in the subsurface, we just haven’t been looking in the right place. We are developing an exploration concept to pioneer this…
This is what David Sturt said in 2018: “Plenty of hydrocarbon potential off Namibia”
David Sturt, Chief Operating Officer of Azinam Limited, a Namibia-focused exploration company, spoke at Africa Oil Week in Cape Town in November 2018. A month before that, we published this…
Namibia’s Orange Basin and the holey slope mystery
On any 2D dip line, we can see several almost triangular notches, divots or holes in the seabed, some 1.5 km in width and 250 m deep. Upslope, the divot…
Activity and opportunities abound across the Africa region
E&P across Africa in 2024 is off to a busy start, with clear signs the exploration industry is recovering from half a decade of under-investment. Exploration activity is still focused…
Getting close to Mopane
For obvious reasons, there has been a lot of media coverage today on the test results of the Mopane-1X well in Namibian waters. The well flowed at 14 kboepd at…
A working petroleum system on purely oceanic crust
*Christian Niño currently works at Petronas and Martin Zubiri works at Pan American Energy. For a long time, exploring for hydrocarbons in the deep waters of the Gulf of Guinea,…