The Africa Factor: Africa’s Cleaner Energy Mix
While oil will continue to have a role in Africa for the foreseeable future, both in production and consumption, natural gas can and should have a bright future as part…
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Why exploration offshore Somalia could reveal an oily surprise
Seismic line through Tertiary fold belt showing large high amplitude fold and thrust structures. © TGS. Seismic attribute display of the same line: (Far – Near) * Far. The black…
Underexplored African Source Rocks
The source possibilities offered by the Cretaceous and Upper Jurassic in coastal East Africa are promising – but seriously underexplored. “…, while at the same time respecting their freedom to…
Tackling the Local Content Gap in Africa
E&P companies working in Africa have long faced political pressure to maximise local content, but in today’s Covid world it makes more business sense than ever to localise supply chains,…
eFTG Reduces Hydrocarbon Exploration Risk in Egypt
The first outing of the world’s most sophisticated airborne gravity gradiometer has already yielded fascinating insights into the unexplored Egyptian subsurface; improving geological understanding and reducing hydrocarbon exploration risk. In…
Kwanza Shelf: New 3D seismic imaging reveals pre- and post-salt plays
Location of the new PGS 3D multisensor GeoStreamer survey over the Kwanza Shelf, offshore Angola. Unlocking prospectivity on the Kwanza shelf New broadband 3D seismic data shows that the evolution…
Licensing Update Somalia: A Final Frontier Opens Up
Somalia’s first offshore licensing round commenced in August 2020, opening up one of the final frontier regions of the world for oil and gas exploration. Offshore Somalia is one of…
The Nile Delta: Oil & Gas Exploration Hot Spot of North Africa
The various plays of the Nile Delta continue to attract investment for major oil and gas exploration campaigns, with onshore and shallow water successes already in motion. For minnow and…
Kwanza Basin, Angola: Neogene tectonics and exploration
The Neogene dynamics of the onshore Kwanza Basin have significant implications for oil and gas exploration of blocks offered in the ongoing onshore licensing round. With the ongoing bid round…
Gabon: Staying ahead of the herd in the ultra-deep waters
Insert on main foldout line: AVO gradient intercept plot. De-risking deepwater plays offshore Gabon A seismic- and well-based approach reduces uncertainty over source rocks to bring insight to the hydrocarbon…
Australian Energy from Hydrogen
Following the launch of the Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain pilot in 2018, Australia has taken important step towards developing a hydrogen industry in May 2020 as key legislation passed through…
Could LNG Prove Transformational for Mozambique?
The LNG project in Mozambique started with the discovery of huge reserves of natural gas off the northern coast in 2010, will provide a range of social and economic benefits…