Kenya Retains Oil Focus while Looking to Energy Transition
The Kenya Vision 2030 project is aiming to transform Kenya into a newly industrialised, middle-income country which can provide a high quality of life to all its citizens by 2030,…
Africa
New Plays Based on a ‘Deep-Basin’ Jurassic Petroleum System Offshore Atlantic Morocco
Three new play types based on a deep-basin Jurassic petroleum system offshore Atlantic Morocco have been identified, based on interpretation of new deepwater seismic data and information from DSDP boreholes.…
CGG Mozambique Seismic Data Available for Licence
CGG licenses final PSDM seismic data and JumpStart geoscience package from Mozambique survey. The final 3D PSDM seismic dataset from CGG’s recent 15,400 km2 multi-client survey of the outer Zambezi…
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…
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…