Karabash – West Siberia’s new frontier?
The region of Karabash sits in the southern part of Khanty-Mansiysk and Tyumen. Historically, oil and gas developments have been more limited in this part of West Siberia, as the…
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One block, one basin
The Thailand Department of Mineral Fuels has just announced a licence round in the Mergui Basin, Andaman Sea. Interestingly, they have decided to license the area as a single massive…
Unlocking the deep offshore potential of the Mahanadi Basin
The eastern Continental Margin of India (ECMI) is a 2,500 km long passive margin that comprises the following peri-cratonic basins from south to north, the Cauvery, Krishna-Godavari, Mahanadi, and Bengal…
Sweetness and light in Oman’s Indian Ocean
Bringing the light to Oman’s India Ocean hydrocarbon-rich future Karyna Rodriguez describes how improved data resolution facilitating new technological inquiry in Oman’s Indian Ocean is turning “flickering shadows on the…
Deep-sea mud trial extraction to begin in 2026
Japan is set to launch test mining of a unique deposit of rare earth element (REE)-rich deposits in an area off the Minami-Torishima Island (Marcus Island) in the Pacific Ocean,…
Drilling deeper for new resources in Uzbekistan
Domestic gas production has rapidly declined in Uzbekistan over the last few years, to the point where the country became a net importer since 2023 to meet demand. This has…
Harnessing AI-driven analytics for subsurface insights in East Coast Peninsular Malaysia
Project structure and objectives The initiative was divided into two major tasks: Task One – Integration of PETRONAS myPROdata with EarthNET The objective was to enable seamless data integration and…
India – Andaman Islands – drilling update
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
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…
Kasawari – gas production has commenced, but when does the CO2 storage project?
At industry events in South-East Asia, the Kasawari CO2 storage project has been a talking point for years. It should be the first large-scale CO2 storage project in the region,…
Syria – opening up again
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
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…