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The global energy sector from a subsurface perspective

Asia

India – Andaman Islands – drilling update

Madeleine Slatford, NVentures
In late September, Oil India (OIL) announced the presence of gas recovered during intermittent flow on testing at its Vijaya Puram-2 well in the offshore eastern Andaman block AN-OSHP-2018/1, with…

Exploring young petroleum systems comes with risks

Henk Kombrink
Any exploration well carries risk, and ul­timately, it is the drill bit that will either prove or disprove a play concept. In South Korea’s Ulleung Basin, despite the presence of…

Syria – opening up again

Ian Cross, Moyes & Co
In May 2025, the US Treas­ury eased most sanctions on Syria, followed by the easing of restrictions by the UK and EU. While sig­nificant hurdles still remain, oil and gas…

Investing in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

Tako Koning, Geological Consultant
Condor Energies (“Con­dor”) is a Canadian, Cal­gary-based, publicly listed (Toronto Stock Exchange) energy transition company focused on Central Asia. The company has distin­guished itself by building significant operations in KazakhstanKazakhstan…

Drilling around mud diapirs

Henk Kombrink
Mud diapirs have long been enigmatic struc­tures in the subsurface. With older seismic data being of insufficient resolution to properly map them, companies often took a careful approach when it…

India to auction first offshore mineral blocks

Ronny Setså
India’s Ministry of Mines has announced that the country is en­tering offshore mineral production for the first time in its nearly 75-year history. This initiative aligns with India’s vision of…

Iran – not at a standstill

Henk Kombrink
Iran is one of those countries you normally don’t hear a lot from. This is obviously exacerbated by the USA sanctions that are still in place and prevent the ex­change…

Iran to finally start producing helium

Mariël Reitsma, HRH Geology
Redrawn after IHS Energy and Google Earth. Iran is set to join the exclusive group of helium-producing coun­tries. With the launch of its pilot project to extract and purify heli­um…

Indonesia bid round push continues

Jonathan Craig, NVentures
In Asia Pacific, Malaysia has been arguably the most successful coun­try in promoting its exploration and development opportunities over the past few years, with the vast majority of its acreage…